Recently, a batch of 10-meter polygonal distribution steel poles manufactured by Milky Way Steel Poles has completed production and inspection and been shipped to Ecuador. The delivered pole type matches the mainstream distribution-pole specification of the Orellana Amazon rural grid-upgrade project implemented by Ecuador’s state-owned utility CNEL-EP and financed by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB). It brings Chinese-manufactured hardware for Amazon-region distribution-network upgrading and deepens economic-trade cooperation between China and Ecuador in power infrastructure.
    Officials from Ecuador’s Ministry of Energy and Mines and CNEL-EP have attended power-connection completion ceremonies for this Amazon rural grid-upgrade project in Orellana Province. Implemented from 2022 to 2025 with IDB financing, the project has a total investment of 94.6 million US dollars. It constructs and renovates medium- and low-voltage distribution lines, connecting and reinforcing national grid access for more than 11 300 rural and indigenous households across Orellana and surrounding Amazon territories. The project remedies distribution-network deficiencies within Amazon rainforest zones, reduces line failure rates, improves local residents’ power-access conditions, and supports rural education, medical services and agro-forestry micro-small businesses. It serves as a key livelihood initiative expanding universal electricity coverage in Ecuador’s Amazon basin.
    Ecuador presents diversified and harsh geographic-climatic conditions: heavily salt-sprayed Pacific coastal zones in the west, large-diurnal-temperature Andean highland mountain areas, and hot-humid Amazon rainforest zones in eastern Orellana. Local CNEL-EP distribution projects widely adopt 10-meter octagonal polygonal steel poles with 240-320 daN bending-moment rating, highly consistent with Milky Way’s 10-meter supply. Poles fit Ecuador’s mainstream 13.8-34.5 kV distribution voltage. General-purpose poles adopt Q235B / Q355B steel with slip-joint and flange-based CKD split structures. Customized solutions for different operating conditions: design wind-speed 27-30 m/s for Andean highland; wind-speed upgraded to 31-34 m/s for coastal salt-spray and humid Amazon rainforest zones with extra corrosion allowance for humidity and mildew. Reinforced high-moment special poles are deployed for angle and terminal positions.
    Products comply with IEC-60826, ISO-1461 and Ecuador’s INEN national electrical regulations. Production processes include laser cutting, polygonal bending and submerged-arc welding with non-destructive testing. Hot-dip-galvanized zinc coating ≥85 μm for high-land inland zones and 90-100 μm for high-corrosion coastal and Amazon-rainforest regions. All fasteners are grade-8.8 hot-dip-galvanized high-strength bolts. Earthing and cross-arm mounting holes are pre-fabricated in-factory. Each pole carries steel-stamp marking plus Spanish-language labels, adapting to Ecuador’s complex conditions: rainforest high temperature-humidity, intense UV radiation, frequent thunderstorms and coastal salt-fog.
Shipping and customs clearance follow full export requirements for Ecuador. Poles are packed as CKD split components inside containers with separators to prevent galvanizing-layer damage during sea-transport. Wooden packages carry valid IPPC-ISPM15 fumigation marks. Cargo sails from Chinese ports to Guayaquil Main Port, Ecuador, then transported overland to rainforest project sites across Orellana Province after customs clearance. Before shipment, INEN-compliant technical documentation is prepared including material certificates, galvanizing test reports and welding NDT reports. Together with the importer’s RUC tax registration document, full sets of commercial invoice, packing list, China-Ecuador FTA certificate of origin and Spanish-language technical files are furnished. Declarations are submitted via the SENAE customs system to avoid detention, fines and demurrage and guarantee smooth customs release.
    The Orellana Amazon rural-grid-upgrade project acts as a benchmark livelihood programme for improving rural electrification rates within Ecuador’s Amazon territory. The 10-meter polygonal steel poles supplied by Milky Way Steel Poles are mass-deployed main-line equipment for this project, balancing structural performance, on-site installation convenience and local INEN regulatory compliance. Going forward, Milky Way Steel Poles will further explore South-American overseas markets and deliver customized power-grid hardware to support Ecuador’s progress toward universal electricity access.

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