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  • USA / Power / Solar

    Gillespie-B1.9 Solar Project Now Energized, Delivering Clean Power to Fayetteville Homes

    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.

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  • Urban Solutions / Cameroon

    Omexom Cameroon and City of Yaoundé Launch Smart Solar Lighting Project for a Sustainable Future

    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.

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  • Substations / Energy Transition / Germany / Norway / UK and RoI

    SF₆-Free Substations: Omexom Business Units Implement Sustainable Innovations for a Greener Grid

    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.

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  • Norway

    Norway: Otera AS celebrates rebranding, joins Omexom network

    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.

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  • Sweden / Overhead transmission lines / Substations

    Omexom in Sweden starts construction on three major projects, marks milestone in collaboration with both TSOs and DSOs

    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.

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  • Sweden / Environment / Underground distribution lines

    Omexom in Sweden reduces environmental impact in distribution project

    ‘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.

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  • Finland / Distribution

    Eitech and Omexom sign contract for major power distribution project in Finland

    Eitech in collaboration with Omexom has won the assignment to deliver and install the entire power distribution in an extensive infrastructure project in Finland. The large and complex project will begin in 2023 and will last for almost two years with completion scheduled by spring of 2025.

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  • New Zealand

    New Zealand: Electrix rebrands to Omexom

    This April, New Zealand energy services contractor Electrix begins operations under its new name, Omexom. Founded in New Zealand in 1955, Electrix established itself as a leading provider of engineering, construction, and maintenance services to asset owners in the electricity and gas utility, industrial, commercial, resources, and infrastructure sectors.

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  • Belgium / Gas Insulated Substations

    Omexom Belgium refurbishes Noordschote substation

    Located in a rural village of only 600 inhabitants, the Noordschote high-voltage substation is an important node in its area as it supplies the entire Westhoek region with electricity. To prepare for higher electricity demands in the future, Omexom in Belgium is modernising the installation, making it more sustainable.

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  • Portugal / Innovation / Power / Solar

    Omexom in Portugal completes 50-MW solar plant using AI tool

    In Sines, a mere 2-hour drive from Lisbon, Omexom Renewables Portugal has completed construction of the Morgavel solar plant. The 100-hectare solar farm features tracker systems whose installation requires a high level of accuracy. An artificial intelligence (AI) tool, AI Clearing, helped ensure precision, quality control, and progress reporting on this innovative and complex project, executed for RWE.

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