Fingrid Oyj, the Finnish national transmission system operator, is initiating a procurement process for 400kV 100MVar and 20 kV 50 Mvar capacitor banks with the intended deliveries between 2026-2027 to eleven different substations in various locations in Finland. With this prequalification (short PQ) Fingrid is looking for capable and interested suppliers of capacitor banks and reactors. In our operating model, the network of service and goods suppliers and good co-operation with suppliers are especially important. We require our contractual partners who supply us with services or goods to be aware of Fingrid’s significant social duty and to commit to responsibility for the economic, social and environmental effects of their operations.The delivery consists tentatively of 8 pieces 400kV 100Mvar and 20 pieces 20 kV 50 Mvar shunt capacitor banks with damping reactors. The delivery includes all components needed for fully functional capacitor bank as capacitor units, racks, insulators, conductors, capacitor unbalance current transformers, support structures and pedestals. Unloading of the deliveries is included in the scope of delivery.

Fingrid will design and install foundations and secondary systems for the banks and will install the delivered capacitor banks.

Preliminary delivery locations and schedule for deliveries:

2 x 100 Mvar, DDP Forssa (Q3/2026)

2 x 100 Mvar, DDP Lieto (Q3/2026)

2 x 100 Mvar, DDP Yllikkälä (Q2/2027)

2 x 100 Mvar. DDP Espoo (Q2/2027)

2 x 50 Mvar, DDP Inkoo (Q3/2026)

2 x 50 Mvar, DDP Visulahti (Q3/2026)

2 x 50 Mvar, DDP Nurmijärvi (Q3/2026)

4 x 50 Mvar, DDP Kristinestad (Q3/2026)

4 x 50 MVar, DDP Kymi (Q3/2027)

2 x 50 Mvar, DDP Lavianvuori (Q3/2027)

4 x 50 Mvar, DDP Anttila (Q3/2027)

In addition 2 x 100MVar 400kV and 4 x 50MVar 20kV shunt capacitor banks with damping reactors as purchase options.

Spare parts with the first delivery to the central warehouse.

Fingrid will send the tender documents, including detailed information on the scope

and contents of the contract, schedule, specifications, requirements, award criteria

etc., only to the qualified tenderers, tentatively in August 2024.