Nidec has won a €2.5 million contract to install shore-based power at the Port de Sète, in the south of France.
The deal with Port Sud of France follows projects to electrify passenger ports in Italy, along with another in France and one in Malta.
Dominique Llonch, chief executive of Nidec and chair of Nidec Industrial Solutions said the company was the ‘point of reference’ for shore power projects. “We are involved in all major tenders in Europe, we have many other initiatives in the pipeline and we aim for further growth in the Mediterranean area,” he said.
Nidec will install three systems serving three different quays, comprising converters and transformers to adapt the power supply to each ship’s needs.
Roche La Molière and Istres Group will act as system integrators, managing all engineering and project management activities, as well as the commissioning, monitoring, control and maintenance of the plant.
Delivery of the converters is scheduled for July 2023 and commissioning of the systems by November 2023.
