A number of projects were carried out or won in 2022, including:
in France, the Châteaurenard agrisolar project in the Bouches-du-Rhône administrative department (11.7 MWp), the Linguizzetta solar power plant coupled with energy storage in Corsica (4.5 MWp), and the floating solar farm (20 MWp) in Lazer (Hautes-Alpes), built on the reservoir of a hydroelectric plant;
in Germany, construction of power control systems using mechanically switched capacitors at the Bad Lauchstädt (Saxony-Anhalt) transformer station, which is on one of the country’s main transmission lines and is being upgraded to absorb the increase in renewable energy fed into the grid;
in Portugal, a self-consumption solar power plant built for SunMind (a VINCI Concessions subsidiary) at Faro airport, and the Tâmega river basin hydroelectric power plant, one of the largest such projects in Europe; designed to produce 1,150 MW, the power plant will increase the country’s total installed power capacity by 6%;
in the United Kingdom, upgrading of electricity transmission and distribution infrastructure in the east of Scotland, notably to facilitate the integration of renewable energy;
in Kuwait, construction of a transformer station and two high-voltage lines on both sides of the border with Saudi Arabia;
in Benin, deployment of a range of electricity transmission and distribution infrastructure (1,500 km of lines in total, 11 transformer stations) and connection to the grid of several thousand households;
in the United States, disconnection and reconnection of 33 km of 115 kV line in Maryland;
in Canada, work on overhead and underground lines, as well as transformer stations for provincial operator Hydro-Québec;
in Brazil, modernisation of the Horizonte solar farm (103 MW) and the control systems of Jaguara hydro plant, as well as connection operations at several wind power plants (Pedra Pintada, Umari Riachão, Assurua, Barra do Mendes) in the north-east of the country;
in New Zealand, renewal for a period of five years of grid maintenance contracts with operator Transpower;
in Sweden, construction of an under-ground link comprising 2,700 metres of sub-marine cable and 9,000 metres of land cable, using directional drilling to preserve the marine environment.
In lighting and urban improvement, VINCI Energies assists local authorities in reducing their energy consumption and carbon footprint through specific commitments. In 2022, business units under the Citeos brand managed 125 comprehensive energy performance contracts for local governments in France.
In the nuclear sector, business held steady at a good level thanks to recurring maintenance work. In France, where VINCI Energies has a long history of working on EDF’s power plants, three major multi-year contracts were renewed for vessel opening and closing operations, maintenance of handling equipment and maintenance of core network instrumentation systems at nuclear power plants. Plans for construction of new EPR 2 power plants were recently announced and initial calls for tenders were launched at the end of 2022, which should help to sustain activity over the long term.
In France, business was driven by Grand Paris Express projects. VINCI Energies is part of a joint venture that will deliver the electrical architecture, traction power system and fibre optic infrasmtructure for Line 15. It also won the contract with Eiffage Énergie Systèmes for the multi-service network and monitoring systems for Line 18. Overall, contracts already awarded in connection with the Grand Paris Express – Europe’s largest urban mobility programme – amount to nearly €200 million for VINCI Energies.
