Year: 2020

Kolektor Etra will contribute to a more reliable electricity supply and thus development in the Upper Soča Valley.

In September, a new RTP 110/35/20 kV Kobarid, worth 4,5 mio € was put into operation by companies Sodo and Elektro Primorska. The new RTP Kobarid will enable better reliability of electricity supply in this region and it will enable new customers to connect to network, development on existing ones and reduce network losses.

SODO d.o.o. has entrusted the entire implementation of the distribution transformer station to Kolektor Igin. Installment of RTP Kobarid is their first turnkey project, which has been divided into two phases. The first phase covered all construction works and the installation of 20 and 35 kV switchgear, while the second phase of implementation 110 kV GIS switchgear, will be performed if neccesary. Kolektor Etra participated in the production of RTP Kobarid by supplying two transformers, adapted to the voltage of 20 and 35 kV. The construction work was done by Kolektor CPG.

This is one of the largest infrastructure projects in the area of ​​the Upper Soča Valley, which is very important for preventing damage in the economy caused by a weak network in this area. Due to more reliable network, we can expect further development in tourism and industry.

20^th Izvozni Fokus, event organized by newspaper Finance took place on June 23rd. Our Procurator and Commercial Director of Kolektor Etra, Mr. Peter Novak, together with Mr. Matjaž Čemažar, director of Domel, participated in an interactive conversation on the topic of responding to the post-corona recession.
Mr. Novak presented the measures introduced by Kolektor Etra during the Covid-19 epidemic and highlighted the new practices in operation, business and customer relations that have developed during this time. “Skype meetings, both internal and with customers, and a new way of performing factory measurements remotely with the help of modern digital technology have proven to be very effective, which we will certainly use in the future,” said Mr. Novak.
When asked, what are the key emphases for the successful operation of the company in times of crisis and after, he emphasized that the key is the diversification of sales into several markets and the company’s adaptability to changing circumstances and customer needs.

Based on good references from Europe and the experience our customers have with us, we have received an offer to work with a company to build a turnkey wind platform for a US customer. We will place three transformers of rated power 410 MVA and 275 kV rated voltage, on an offshore wind farm in Massachusetts near Nantucket Island. The entire platform will be built in Aalborg, Denmark, and will then be deliver to the US by ship and placed on pilots.

After several years of pre-qualification procedures through which the customer made sure that we met all the technical requirements and that we operate in accordance with the required standards, Northern Ireland Electricity has put us on the list of suppliers. This is an electricity transmission and distribution company with which we have signed a contract for a certain type of transformers. Over the next five years, we will supply them between 15 and 20 transformers of rated power 90 MVA.