AG Installations recommended for shunt reactor and transformer project
Key machinery required to run electricity through a second undersea interconnector is to be supplied and installed by a local firm, after its €20.3 million tender bid proved to be the cheapest.
AG Installations has been recommended as the supplier to install a shunt reactor on each side of the interconnector – in Magħtab and Ragusa, Sicily – as well as a 220kV/132kV transformer in Maghtab.
Shunt reactors will reduce the reactive power generated by the interconnector cable, improving its energy transmission efficiency. The transformer will step down the interconnector’s 220kV voltage to 132kV.
AG Installations is part of the AG Group, a local company that provides mechanical, electrical and plumbing services and which is run by founder Andrei Grech.