ABB has won a £3.3 million turnkey contract to reinforce CE Electric UK’s Melrosegate 132/33 kV substation – a major 33kV supply point for the city of York. The Melrosegate project will enable CE Electric to respond to load growth in the area by providing the necessary reinforcement to meet the increased demand for power.
The reinforcement work will cover the supply, installation and commissioning of a new ABB 132/33kV 90MVA transformer and associated 33kV switchgear on spare land within the existing Melrosegate site. It includes the establishment of a new 33kV switch house and control room and all associated civil works, protection/auxiliary equipment and 33kV cable circuit transfers.
CE Electric UK distributes electricity in the North East, Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire through its subsidiary companies NEDL and YEDL. The company’s electricity distribution network supplies more than 3.7m premises in a 25,000 square kilometre area through a network consisting of more than 31,000 substations, 33,000km of overhead line and 66,800km of underground cable.