Moyle publishes congestion charging consultationPress Release - 1st December 2011
Mutual Energy agrees new maintenance contract for Moyle Interconnector
Mutual Energy Limited (MEL), owners and operators of the Moyle Interconnector, has signed a new maintenance management agreement with Siemens. The agreement, which takes effect today (Thursday 1st December) is for the next five years and covers all asset care in relation to the Moyle Interconnector converter stations, located in Northern Ireland and Scotland.
Siemens have successfully retained the contract for maintenance management of the Moyle converter stations since the construction of the Moyle Interconnector was completed in December 2002. The contract is placed every five years, and Siemens has again been successful, demonstrating a high level of technical competence, excellent response and maintaining high availability over the period of the contract.
Commenting on the new contract, MEL Chief Executive Paddy Larkin said “This new contract represents a continuation of best practice in converter station management and we look forward to working with Siemens over the next five years.”
Des Young, Service Director, Siemens pictured with Paddy Larkin, Chief Executive, Mutual Energy Limited, at the signing of the new Moyle Interconnector maintenance agreement.
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`Notes for editors
1. Mutual Energy Limited is a company limited by guarantee. Its principal objective is to own and operate energy infrastructure assets in the interests of the energy consumers of Northern Ireland. The company is a mutualised entity and therefore has no shareholders and its primary stakeholders are energy consumers
2. The Moyle electricity interconnector links the electricity grids of Scotland and Northern Ireland through submarine cables running between converter stations at Ballycronane More in Islandmagee, Co Antrim and Auchencrosh in Ayrshire, Scotland. Moyle has a capacity of 500 MW, however connection agreements limit its trading capacity to a maximum of 450 MW between Scotland and Northern Ireland and 295 MW in the other direction.
Issued on behalf of Mutual Energy Limited by Lagan Consulting.
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