Substations contract for CG
CG has been awarded the contract for the design, engineering, supply and installation of the onshore and offshore substations at the 219 MW Humber Gateway offshore wind farm in the UK.
Humber Gateway is a Round 2 Offshore Wind Project owned by E.ON and the scheme is based on 73 multi-megawatt turbines.
CG’s scope in the multi-million pound contract includes detailed electrical system design with grid code compliance, supply of a high voltage offshore substation consisting of two step up power transformers, medium voltage and high voltage GIS installed by E.ON on a single jacket foundation and a 132/275 kV onshore substation works including two large autotransformers, reactive power compensation equipment, high voltage switchgear, an IEC 61850 based SCADA, protection and control, and civil works.
The substations are scheduled to be installed and commissioned in 2013 and to become fully operational in early 2014.
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