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Empresa Propietaria de la Red (EPR) oversees the 1,800 km SIEPAC transmission system, which serves six countries in Central America. The SIEPAC line crosses rugged terrain and multiple national borders, making system maintenance challenging. EPR also manages equipment in substations that belong to other utilities, which limits their in-person access and increases vulnerability risks to essential devices. Learn how EPR addressed these challenges by modernizing wide-area communications, applying n