Upgrading a substation in Barcelona

Omexom Barcelona (International Division, Energy business line) has been appointed by REE, the national power network operator, to upgrade the Vilanova electricity substation, in the centre of Barcelona. The project involves replacing the external 110 kV substation with a 220 kV GIS (gas-insulated) substation. The works include the civil engineering, the electromechanical assembly, and the fire detection and protection installation. They will be carried out in four phases, without disrupting the supplying of power, with handover scheduled for 2012.
Contract value: €4.2m.