Saarstahl has placed a significant order with Primetals Technologies for a new substation to be located at its plant in Völklingen, Germany. The new power supply solution will serve as the link between the power grid and a new, not yet implemented, electric arc furnace plant. Startup is planned for August 2026.
Primetals Technologies will design, supply, and implement a complete substation for transforming voltage from 110 to 35 or 10.5 kilovolt (kV). The solution will feature a 110 kV gas-insulated switchgear, three 200 megavolt-amperes (MVA) transformers, and one 40 MVA transformer. The equipment also comprises a 35 kV gas-insulated switchgear as well as a 10.5 kV air-insulated switchgear. High-level supervision of the substation will be executed by a SCADA control system.