Europe | August 9, 2021

New electrical substation at Port of Valencia

Spain, Valencia: The Port Authority of Valencia has begun the process for the execution of the connection for the substation with a budget of $3.3 M (€2.8 M)

 

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Spain, Valencia: The Port Authority of Valencia has begun the process for the execution of the connection for the substation with a budget of $3.3 M (€2.8 M).

Valenciaport has announced awarding the contract for the construction of the electrical substation connection for the Port of Valencia with a budget of $3,296,808 (€2,803,030) (VAT included). At the same time, the PAV is preparing the specifications for the construction of the electrical substation, which will be published in the next few days, with a base tender budget of $7,691,728 (€6,539,701.33) (VAT included) and a completion period of 24 months.

A new boost to a strategic infrastructure in the objective of electrification of the docks that will allow the ships’ engines to be connected to shore power while they are berthed at the port facilities. This substation will serve the different docks of the Port of Valencia, the northern container terminal and the public passenger terminal. The project involves the installation – in two stages – of two transformers with a total apparent power of 60 MVA (30 MVA each), which will enable the voltage received at 132 kV to be reduced to 20 kV, as a preliminary step in bringing this voltage to the different points of the PAV facilities, including the terminal quays to facilitate the connection of ships to the network. In addition, this infrastructure will guarantee significant reductions in emissions of CO2 and operational costs for ships calling at the port of Valencia.

The new electrical substation has the support of the European Commission through the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) Committee, which is financing the project EALINGWorks Valenciaport: preparation of the electrical grid of the Port of Valencia for onshore power supply, coordinated by the Valenciaport Foundation, to prepare the port’s electrical network for the supply of OPS to container ships, ferries and cruise ships in the new terminals of the Port of Valencia, both the new container terminal and the passenger terminal.

 

Source: Valenciaport