Danish electricity consumption is increasing year by year, as a result of the green transition. But increasing electricity consumption also places greater and stronger demands on the electricity grid, which must be able to keep up with consumption.
To ensure that the electricity grid, at least in Eastern Denmark, can keep up, the grid companies Cerius-Radius and their joint operating company Nexel have just held a tender worth more than one billion DKK for the establishment of new, large transformer stations for the electricity grid on Zealand and Lolland-Falster.
The winner of the tender has now been found and the choice fell on Skanstec Engineering, which together with a number of strong subcontractors will solve the task. Cerius-Radius states this in a press release.
This is a so-called "Turnkey tender" - a turnkey tender - where Skanstec Engineering will hand over the keys to completed transformer stations. Initially, the agreement is for 15 main stations, which are the largest transformer stations in Cerius-Radius' electricity grid. There is also an option for additional construction if both parties wish to extend the collaboration.
- We are facing a historic transformation of our energy system, and we must succeed in this for the benefit and benefit of the climate. Cerius-Radius and Nexel work every day to meet the needs of our customers in Eastern Denmark, and this tender reflects that we are faced with a huge task that will significantly upgrade the electricity grid in our supply area, says Jens Fossar Madsen, CEO of Cerius-Radius.
The pace has picked up
Previously, one new main station was built every four years for the Eastern Danish electricity grid, but towards 2030, 4-5 will now be established per year, says Anders Vikkelsø, CEO of Nexel. He adds that the focus of the tender has been on finding the right balance between price, quality, delivery time, method, safety and the bidders' staffing and organization. Here, Skanstec Engineering came out on top.
- We are pleased to have a partner who shares our ambitions to future-proof the electricity grid and strengthen the foundation for the green transition of our energy consumption. Today, we solve many tasks associated with the operation and expansion of the electricity grid with both internal resources and a large number of external companies, but with a task of this size, it has been crucial to think about the construction of the many stations in a new way and to obtain resources and skills from an external partner who can take full delivery responsibility. We have assessed that a turnkey tender creates the best conditions for solving the task that we, as the operating company for Cerius-Radius, have been entrusted with to electrify Eastern Denmark, and now we are very much looking forward to getting started, says Anders Vikkelsø.
Cerius-Radius and Nexel want the first seven stations to be commissioned at the end of 2026 and during 2027.
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