According to Annex I of ENRE Resolution No. 558/2022 (which provides that private transmission lines belonging to the agents must be incorporated into the certification of their Environmental Management System, regardless of whether their operation and maintenance are carried out by another company), Empresa Federal de Energía S.A.
(EFESA) accomplished the scope extension audit which included the transmission line from the `Parque de Los Llanos´ solar park to the Chamical Transformer Station. The certification was successfully obtained on January 18, 2024, where Bureau Veritas Certification confirming that EFESA's Management System has been audited and found to be in accordance with the requirements of ISO 14001:2015. As a result, the scope of the Environmental Management System is defined as: “Generación de energía eléctrica a través de fuentes renovables (Energía Solar) y su transporte hacia la Estación Transformadora Chamical” (Generation of electrical energy through renewable sources (Solar Energy) and its transport to the Chamical Transformer Station).
Additionally, EFESA formalized the incorporation of the transmission line within the scope of the Environmental Management System by updating its Environmental Policy (PL-GA-01 Rev. 5 ).
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On February 24, 2024, EFESA successfully completed the 2nd Surveillance external audit for the maintenance of ISO 14001:2015 certification where the certifying body confirmed the compliance and effectiveness of EFESA's Environmental Management System.