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UKRENERGO TO UPGRADE VINNYTSIA SUBSTATION FOR UP TO UAH 511 MLN

7 July , 2017  

KYIV. July 7 (Interfax-Ukraine) – Ukrenergo has announced a tender for the technical re-equipment of the 750 kV Vinnytsia substation with an expected cost of up to UAH 510.562 million (excluding VAT).
According to a company report in the ProZorro system, tender proposals are accepted until August 4, the start of the auction is scheduled for September 11, 2017.
Work on the modernization of the substation should be completed by September 30, 2018.
In the course of modernization, in particular, it is necessary to replace a three-phase autotransformer and a transverse regulation transformer, as well as switches, arresters, cables, and others.
The company notes the autotransformer was put into operation simultaneously with the substation in 1975 and requires replacement for a new one.
Ukrenergo operates trunk and interstate power grids, as well as centralized dispatching of the united power system in the country. It is a state enterprise, subordinated to the Ministry of Energy and Coal Industry.