128.5 t transformer to be delivered to Trawsfynydd
An electricity transformer, the size of a large motorhome, will be delivered by barge and beach to a National Grid substation at Trawsfynydd next month.
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UK, Wales, Trawsfynydd: An electricity transformer, the size of a large motorhome, will be delivered by barge and beach to a National Grid substation at Trawsfynydd next month.
In a first for National Grid, the 128.5 tonne transformer is arriving on 2 September at the beach by an 80 m barge.
“Transformers play a vital role in helping ensure the UK continues to enjoy safe and reliable electricity supplies,” a spokesperson said. “We need to make sure an old one, which has now reached the end of its life, is replaced.”
The transformer will remain at the beach until Friday, 4 September and will then begin to make its way to Trawsfynydd Substation. The journey and route, which is dependent on tide and weather conditions, has been carefully planned with the specialist haulage contractors and relevant authorities to minimise disruption to the public and road users.
National Grid, its delivery partner Mammoet, transformer manufacturer Siemens Energy, police and highways authorities have spent months carefully planning the delivery and route to keep disruption to traffic and people who live in the area to a minimum.
National Grid project manager Wendy Williamson said, “Millions of people rely on us to supply their electricity without interruption, day in, day out so it is important that we keep our substations and the equipment in them working efficiently. It is a first for National Grid to have a transformer arriving onto a Welsh public beach, and certainly National Grid’s longest beach landing with 330 m of track being laid, but we have been planning this for months to ensure we can deliver power reliably to the local area.”
Source: Cambrian News