Shore power action

The Port Authority of Valencia (Valenciaport) is preparing tender details for its electrical substation project at the Port of Valencia that will make it possible to provide ships with shore power while they are docked.

Valenciaport said it has “published the procedure for awarding the contract for the construction of the connection for the electrical substation of the Port of Valencia” with a budget of €2.8m. The port authority is also “preparing the specifications for the construction of the electrical substation,” with a base tender budget of more than €6.5m and a completion period of 24 months.

Wide reach

This substation will serve the different docks at the port, the northern container terminal and the public passenger terminal.

The project involves the installation – in two stages – of two transformers with a total apparent power of 60 Mega Voltamperes (30 MVA each), which will enable the voltage received at 132 kV (132,000 volts, or 132 Kilo Volts) to be reduced to 20 kV (20,000 volts, or 20 Kilo Volts), as a preliminary step in bringing this voltage to various facilities.

This infrastructure is expected to deliver significant reductions in emissions and operational costs for ships calling at the port.

Valenciaport aims to achieve zero emissions by 2030. From 2008 to 2019, the carbon footprint of the Port of Valencia has been reduced by 30%, from 3.19 to 2.23 kg of CO2 per tonne handled.