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Tasked with erecting a grand total of 275 poles throughout the project, the team are happy to announce that they have wrapped on this portion of the project. Next up they will finish up the wiring works, having already strung 197 spans of the 272 total

The ASTI project team have been working with SSEN on key substations including the 400kV upgrade at Fort Augustus which includes, as part of the overall scope, the construction of a 53,000 sqm platform extension, building a new 400kV GIS hall and an upgrade of the existing 275kV GIS.

During the project we had both internal and external audits which the team received high praise for. Shane Doughty, Site Manager and the team of over 30 completed the project extremely efficiently and overcame challenges when they arose, eliminating any impact to the programme.

The substation will provide a new grid connection for Sunderland’s International Advanced Manufacturing Park (IAMP) - a hub aiming to create a world-class environment for advanced manufacturing and technology businesses including low carbon and electric vehicle sectors

Part of the Accelerated Strategic Transmission Investment (ASTI) framework, this major electricity transmission upgrade, required to move more clean energy across the country to help the UK achieve its net zero ambitions, is the largest overhaul of electricity grid in generations.  

Omexom, the VINCI Energies brand dedicated to infrastructure solutions in the generation, transmission and distribution of energy, has opened a new branch of its Omexom Institute in Castleford, West Yorkshire, for technicians working on overhead lines, substations and underground cables.

Sunny skies over on energisation day at Ballykeel wind farm in Larne, Northern Ireland. Our Renewables team were key in connecting the 7 turbine 16MW wind farm project to the grid after taking on the design, installation, and commissioning of the HV switchgear and switchboard as well as the control & protection and telecomms.

On the 3rd of August, Omexom Ireland successfully energised Lenalea 110kV/33kV substation in Co. Donegal, Ireland. The Lenalea windfarm project included a 4 bay 110kV AIS substation, 2 110kV OHL connection circuits, 110/33kV Transformer, 33kV switchgear and reactive power compensation.

Our Substations team have been hard at work up at the 132/33kV substation in Killin playing their part in SSEN's VISTA project. The team are converting and upgrading the existing outdoor bays to facilitate the new underground 132kV cable connections.