Companies that deal in the planning, construction and operation of modern high-voltage grids and switchgear must have access to a wealth of expertise and comprehensive know-how.

For our customers we draw up highly reliable studies and concepts for the planning, design, construction and commissioning of high-voltage facilities. High standards are also required for maintenance.

Alpiq EnerTrans AG has precisely these skills. The company also uses state-of-the-art technology and methods, and applies the latest tools. High-level flexibility combined with the best possible adaptation to customers’ needs and an excellent network of contacts with authorities and official organs make Alpiq EnerTrans your ideal partner for challenging projects.

Thanks to its presence in various locations throughout the Swiss plateau, western and central Switzerland as well as in the cantons of Valais and Ticino, the company can guarantee short intervention times in urgent cases. And our independence from suppliers is a factor not to be underestimated.

Each construction project kicks off with studies, concepts and planning. Customers can rely on the following services and expertise:

Grid analyses and studies

• Development of grid strategies aimed at long-term cost optimisation

• Grid and reliability calculations as well as risk analyses

Engineering and project management for lines

• Responsibility for all phases of a permit procedure right up to the legally valid construction permit

• Good network of contacts with authorities and official organs, involvement of local partners wherever practical

• Effective tools to support site layout and routing

Engineering and project management for facilities/substations

• Overall planning for high-voltage facilities with the emphasis on low Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) for primary and secondary technology

• Specifications and organisation of invitations to tender

• Planning of modification requirements for leading lines to the plant

• Earthing concepts, layout of earth termination systems

Construction and commissioning: Alpiq Enertrans AG is your reliable on-site partner

• General coordination and monitoring (structural engineering, civil engineering, factory and on-site acceptance procedures

• Quality assurance and documentation

When it comes to the operation and maintenance of high-voltage facilities, you can depend on Alpiq EnerTrans. Customers benefit from the following services:

• Checking and maintenance of lines using modern analysing methods (software-aided maintenance management, video analysis by helicopter, tool-supported planning for tree clearance etc.)

• Functional and status checks and revision of HV and MV equipment, protection checks

• Callout organisation offering excellent problem-solving capabilities and short response times

Additional services:

• Calculation and installation of telecommunications systems on high-voltage masts and in plants

• Measurement and studies of electrical and magnetic fields

References

Energy supply and grid operator sector
Alpiq EnerTrans specialists have already worked for the following companies in the energy supply and grid operator sector: Axpo, BKW, Aare Energie AG (a.en), EBM, EBL, RomandeEnergie, GroupeE, AET, IWB, IBA, Alpiq Hydro AG

Industrial sector
The following companies in the industrial sector have put their trust in Alpiq EnerTrans AG: SBB, vonRoll casting, ABB, Swiss Steel Gerlafingen, Gösgen Nuclear Power Station

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