Spanish Power Grid Operator Picks Efacec for Large Transformers
Portuguese transmission and distribution supplier Efacec, a unit of the Munich-based Mutares Group, won a contract to supply Spain’s large power transformers.
Red Eléctrica, the Spanish transmission system operator, granted the firm a contract worth $57.6 million to supply T&D equipment through 2027. Efacec will design, manufacture, deliver and provide support for a range of transformers for the Red Eléctrica high-voltage network, according to a press release from the company.
The company has already delivered a 500 MVA, 420 kV multi-voltage power transformer to Red Eléctrica.
Efacec got its start in the distribution transformer business, and currently supplies transformers, switchgear, automation solutions, substations and EV chargers as well as railway and metro systems. The company’s products are used in several nuclear power plants in the US and Spain, as well as the power grids of New York City and Paris.
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