The Iasi Sud transformer station is the largest of those operated by Delgaz Grid, both in terms of the number of embedded equipment and the power transmitted, as well as the functional complexity and connections with other stations in the distribution system.
This station represents an important node for the energy supply of the municipality of Iasi, ensuring, together with the stations with which it is connected by high voltage lines, almost a third of the consumption of the municipality of Iasi.
“Today we are starting one of the largest projects to modernize the distribution network to an objective of maximum importance both for the supply of the city of Iași and the neighboring area, and for the interconnection of the area with the national energy system (…),” stated Cristian Secosan, General Manager of Delgaz Grid.
The main categories of works are aimed at replacing most of the equipment with the latest generation ones. Thus, three high-power transformers, 18 switches, 52 separators and 102 high-voltage current/voltage transformers, protection systems, equipment for integrating the station into SCADA (data acquisition and remote control) will be replaced.
To ensure part of its own consumption, photovoltaic panels with a power of 67 kW will be placed on the station buildings, which will generate an annual amount of energy of approximately 80 MWh.