Energias de Portugal (EDP) recently installed Helsinki size ACCC® Conductor on their Monte Feio to APS 60kV transmission line very close to the ocean adjacent to the City of Sines, in south west Portugal. This project marks EDP’s 7th successful ACCC Conductor installation.
According to a release by CTC Global, ACCC Conductor was selected to increase line capacity and reduce thermal sag. The conductor’s higher strength, greater efficiency and resistance to salt air corrosion were also considered favorable advantages for this application.
The project was supported by contractor Tecnerga and Reder. CTC Global’s Master Installers Ismael Dones and Edirlei Zacharias offered remote training. Fux provided the ACCC Conductor and Arruti Spain provided ancillary ACCC Hardware.
Sines is one of the largest maritime-industrial complexes in Portugal, whose tenants include Sines Power Plant (Electricidade de Portugal), Petrogal Sines (National Petrochemic Refinery) and Repsol (Polymer Refinery). Although rapidly industrializing, the town still preserves many of the historical landmarks and caters to tourism.
ACCC® Reconductor Project gets award
In an independent development, SSE won Utility Week’s Capital Project of the Year Award 2020 for doubling the capacity of the existing Fort Augustus – Fort William overhead line to accommodate growth in renewable electricity in the area. Upgrading one of north Scotland’s longest serving power lines, represented two years of hard work.
The 44-km line was originally built in the 1950s. After nearly 70 years in service, the project team needed to determine the best way to upgrade the line while minimizing the impact to the local communities surrounding it. The location of the line, which crosses public roads, railway lines and the Caledonian Canal, following steep terrain throughout its route, added to the challenges that the team needed to be creative to overcome.
(Note: ACCC® Conductor is an internationally patented and trademark registered product of CTC Global Corporation. The ACCC Conductor is manufactured in association with 34 qualified and licensed international stranding partners.)
Featured photograph shows the ACCC Conductor project in Portugal
