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Renewable Energy

PORTFOLIO AND INSIGHTS

ACTOM Power Transformers has been involved with renewable projects since the inception of the Independent Power Transformers (IPP) rounds and has the largest installation base of transformers in this industry. We have made significant development for this specific application and can support customers in selecting the correctly sized transformers.

Wind farms

Solar photovoltaic farms

Battery Energy Storage System (BESS)

Collector transformers

Independent Power Transformers (IPP)

Projects

Perdekraal Wind Farm

2.7MVA 33/0.66kV

Transformer specs

Dyn11 ONAN OCTS

Transformer types

x48

Quantity

120MVA 132/33kV

Transformer specs

YNd1 ONAF OLTC

Transformer types

Quantity

Padmount Inverter Transformers and Collector Transformer

Fourth Generation Padmount Inverter transformers supplied with no stray gassing. Stray Gassing is a worldwide phenomenon for this transformer application associated with wind generation.

Kangnas Windfarms

2.7MVA 33/0.66kV

Transformer specs

Dyn11 ONAN OCTS

Transformer types

x61

Quantity

160MVA 132/33kV

Transformer specs

YNd1 ONAF OLTC

Transformer types

Quantity

Padmount inverter transformers and Collector Transformer

Fourth Generation Padmount Inverter transformers supplied with no stray gassing. Stray Gassing is a worldwide phenomenon for this transformer application associated with wind generation. The 160MVA transformer is connected to the Groeipunt Main transmission substation closing the link to the Eskom grid.

Scatec Kenhardt 1/2/3 - 3 x 50MW Hybrid PV Solar Farms

80MVA 132/33kV

Transformer specs

YNd1 ONAF OLTC

Transformer types

Quantity

Three Power Transformers supplied for the Collector substations on the Hybrid, Solar and battery storage Power Generation Plant.

Proconics for Pinggao - BESS Skaapvlei

40MVA 132/22kV

Transformer specs

Ynd1 ONAF OLTC

Transformer types

Quantity

These transformers were completed in period of 7 months

ACTOM supplied three transformers for BESS Skaapvlei project located at Koekenaap, Matzikama District Municipality, Vredendal, Western Cape, South Africa. These transformers are supplied to form part of the project to provide a Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) with a minimum of 80MW/320 MWh of usable capacity and energy.