SPIE to modernise Neckarsulm transformer station
SPIE is modernizing and expanding the Neckarsulm transformer station and preparing it for turnkey operation.
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Germany, Neckarsulm: SPIE is modernizing and expanding the Neckarsulm transformer station and preparing it for turnkey operation.
SPIE – the independent European leader in multi-technical services in the areas of energy and communications –is carrying out the works on behalf of distribution grid operator Netze BW. The contract began following a public tender last October and is expected to be completed in summer 2023.
The capacity of the existing transformer station needs to be increased to meet greater demand from local industrial and commercial operations – among them Audi, which is in the process of expanding its Neckarsulm location with new production halls and a multifunctional building for technical development. In addition, the charging infrastructure for electric vehicles at the site is being further expanded.
“We are modernising the transformer station and preparing it for turnkey operation. This means that we are responsible for all planning, controlling, coordination, delivery, assembly and installation tasks and for putting it into immediate operation,” says Claudius Ortbandt, the project manager at SPIE. Specifically, the multi-technical service provider will be installing the new switchgear building and a new, gas-insulated, 110 kV high-voltage switchgear system along with all the cabling. The contract also involves integrating a 20 kV medium-voltage system and other medium-voltage compensation systems and components as well as installing the entire protection and control technology along with the direct and three-phase current distribution systems.
Netze BW and SPIE enjoy a successful partnership that goes back many decades. Their excellent partnership is reflected in a number of successful past contracts.
Source: SPIE