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Omexom in Finland, in partnership with Omexom in France, is advancing the Järvilinja 1 (Lake Line) transmission project for Fingrid, Finland’s national grid operator.

On behalf of Daimler Buses Solutions, Omexom in Germany successfully installed a cutting-edge electric bus charging system at the new Gaisburg bus depot in Stuttgart, Germany jointly with Stuttgarter Straßenbahnen AG (SSB). This project represents a significant step forward in promoting climate-neutral transportation.

On September 24, Omexom and E.ON marked a milestone in sustainable energy infrastructure with the groundbreaking of Sweden’s first transformer station primarily constructed from wood, located in Karlshammar in Mönsterås municipality.

Omexom in New Zealand has been awarded a multifaceted Streetlight Maintenance and Renewals Contract for the Northern area by Auckland Transport. This new contract covers maintenance, renewals, and capital projects.

Booth and Associates, part of the Omexom network in the USA, has achieved a major milestone in its renewable energy efforts with the successful energization of the Gillespie-B1.9 project, a 1.9 MW distribution-generated solar initiative located in Fayetteville, North Carolina.

Omexom Cameroon, in close partnership with the Urban Community of Yaoundé (CUY), officially launched a pilot renewable energy project to modernize the city’s public lighting system. This ambitious initiative marks a major step forward in Cameroon’s energy transition, combining solar power, smart grid technology, and energy storage to enhance sustainability and urban resilience.

As the demand for clean energy grows, the electrical infrastructure industry is embracing innovative solutions to reduce emissions. SF₆, a widely used greenhouse gas in electrical switchgears at substations, is under scrutiny due to its exceptionally high global warming potential (GWP), more than 24,300 to 25,200 times (*IPCC AR6 data) that of CO₂.

On February 2, Omexom in Norway welcomed close to 300 new colleagues with a rebranding event spread in the locations of Kristiansand, Lyngdal, Evje and Møre.

The Omexom business unit in Sundsvall has secured three new contracts with a total order amount of €70 million. Building on long-standing partnerships with clients Svenska kraftnät and Sundsvall Elnät AB, the projects include the reconstruction and new construction of Odensala which is the largest air-insulated switchgear in Sweden so far.

‘Groundbreaking’ takes on a new meaning at an underground distribution site for Omexom in Sweden:  the business unit and its project partners have inherently redesigned the project to adopt a comprehensive environmental approach.