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Connection EHV France-Spain: assistance to the owner
INELFE (INterconnexion ELectrique France-Espagne) on behalf of RTE (Réseau de Transport d’Electricité) and REE (Red Eléctrica de España) -responsible for running the French and Spanish electricity transmission system between Perpignan and Figueras- entrusted Egis Route with the assistance to the owner of its major infrastructure project connecting France to Spain, in the Eastern part of the Pyrénées.
This connection of 65km will skirt the existing infrastructures (highway and HSLR) on each side of the border.
Listed on the European relaunch program, this project is the first ever carried out worldwide for the following reasons:
- 1st EHV connection with direct current in isolated cables using for the first time a 400/320 Kv conversion technology
- 1st underground gallery receiving 2 circuits of 1000 MW over a 8km length requiring the development of safety and operation concepts ever implemented for electric connections
Duration of the contract: 16 months
Planned starting date: end of 2013
Egis Route carries out this mission of assistance to the owner in close cooperation with Egis Structures & Environnement (Tunnels).
