Grid company Fluvius has awarded two groups of new contractors to ensure the timely reinforcement of the local electricity grids in Flanders. In the coming years they will be working to install additional low-voltage cables and equip electricity cabins with stronger transformers.
The upgrade of the low-voltage grid requires work in many Flemish cities and municipalities. In order to tackle this quickly and efficiently, Fluvius appointed the new contractors for a period of five years.
The first group of contractors focuses on the proactive installation of additional 400 volt cables to strengthen the current low-voltage networks. In concrete terms, they provide an extra cable that customers can connect to as soon as they need more power. They follow the municipal plans that were previously developed. Four contractor companies were awarded for this contract: TM UltraQS (Tasoz, EBN-Tech, Bro-Technics, Clinckx, Telcom, GS Solutions, IGM, Euroboringen), TM Power4All (Cas-Vos and Besix Connect), APK Group and Solutions 30 Field Services.
The second group of contractors focuses on installing stronger transformers in Fluvius’ distribution cabins. Eight contractor companies will work on this in the coming years: APVC bv, Equans NV, Fluentis NV, Jacops NV, TM SVES, TM SYN-TECHS, Verbraeken infra NV and Welec NV. From next year, 1,600 cabins per year must be reinforced in this way.
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