The company secured a complete rehabilitation turnkey project in 2011, covering the engineering, design, production and delivery, construction, assembly and commissioning of the three modules of 220 kV, 110 kV and 10 kV open-air substations furnished in the 1970s.
Apart from interconnecting Armenia’s existing 220 kV stations, the 220kV facility also through another substation is directly connected to the 400MW nuclear power plant in Metsamor, which covers approximately 40% of the country’s energy demand.
Alstom Grid Dresden project manager Artur Chamyan said, "The project execution lasted 28 months, with tight scheduling given the prevailing weather conditions in winter – the city of Gyumri is at an altitude of 1,600 metres above sea level."
The new 220kV facility establishes a connection to the neighbouring countries for the exchange of electrical energy, while the 110kV substation supplies energy to the Schirak province, and the 10kV facility is furthermore of significance for the energy supply Gyumri and the surrounding towns and villages.
Funded by KFW, the €12m project aims to improve national grid stability, as well as the economic and secure supply of power, and was managed by Alstom Grid in Dresden, Germany.
Photo: ALSTOM.
