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THE NETHERLANDS – The fifth transformer was installed at the new 380 kV high-voltage substation in Vierverlaten.
TenneT is currently building a 24-mile 380 kV electricity highway between Eemshaven and Vierverlaten in the north of the Netherlands. Due to large amounts of electricity generated in the area, and additional energy that comes ashore via interconnectors with Norway, Denmark and the wind farms in the North Sea, Eemshaven has become an electricity hub.
TenneT is expanding the Vierverlaten high-voltage substation to enable the transport of electricity from the energy hub. The substation was built in 1966. The current project should increase transformer capacity at the station from the current 900 MVA to 5,400 MVA.
Five power transformers have been commissioned for the Vierverlaten substation expansion.
With a 5,400 MVA transformer capacity, this will be the largest high-voltage substation in the Netherlands. The station will form the last link in the 380 kV power highway between Eemshaven and Vierverlaten.
TenneT expects that more adjustments and expansions will be necessary in the future for further grid reinforcement in the municipality of Groningen.
The Dutch grid is going through major changes in order to meet the demands of the energy transition.
“Over the next 10 years, TenneT and Enexis Netbeheer will invest approximately 1.5 billion euros ($1.7 billion) in the strengthening and expansion of the network,” said Maarten Abbenhuis, COO of TenneT.
The Eemshaven - Vierverlaten connection will be commissioned in 2023, TenneT said in a press release.
Source: TenneT