The Portuguese transmission system operator (TSO) REN continues to trust on Efacec Automation products and solutions, reliance that results in new projects and remodelling of existing ones. This month, a new reference was added to the Efacec Automation portfolio, being successfully concluded the installation of automation system featuring protection and control in the Vieira do Minho transmission switching station (400 kV).

The Vieira do Minho switching station, integrated in the REN transmission network in the north of Portugal, has one-and-a-half circuit-breaker topology for 400 kV.

The supply included project, configuration, test and installation supervision and commissioning of the automation system, based on the CLP 500SAS platform, integrating protection relays from Efacec and third parties.