Efacec, a Portuguese company, headquartered in Porto (Matosinhos), that specialises in developing, manufacturing, and servicing integrated solutions for the energy, mobility, and environmental sector, has announced a €34.5 million investment to modernise electrical energy infrastructure.
The investment is part of the The Mobilizing Agenda of the Alliance for Energy Transition (ATE) reinforces its commitment to developing sustainable technological solutions for the energy and mobility sectors. Of this amount, €13.4 million is co-financed by the Recovery and Resilience Plan (RRP).
The company aims to accelerate the modernisation of electrical infrastructures through national technological innovation, digitalisation, and the implementation of circular economy principles, consolidating its position as an international benchmark in energy solutions, reveals the company, which is a reference in the areas of transformers, switchgear, automation, substations, electric mobility solutions, and transport systems.
Among the main investment areas is the development of smart grids, considered essential to respond to the growth in renewable energy production.
Efacec announced that it is developing new Protection, Automation and Control (PAC) equipment, including intelligent electronic devices for digital substations, capable of increasing the stability and resilience of electrical grids.
The company is also investing in advanced platforms for managing electrical networks and renewable assets, using real-time analysis and predictive operation to optimise the performance of energy infrastructures.
Another highlight is the creation of medium-voltage switchgear free of SF6 gas—one of the gases with the greatest environmental impact—using advanced insulation and intelligent sensors for 24 kV and 36 kV electrical distribution.
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