HAROPA PORT has selected a consortium of VINCI Energies and VINCI Construction subsidiaries to deliver a high-voltage power supply system for cruise ships docked at the three berths at HAROPA PORT Pointe de Floride terminal.
The project involves supplying a turnkey electricity conversion substation connected to the public grid to power the cruise ships’ batteries. It also includes the modification of a technical hangar and associated civil engineering works.
A purpose-designed mobile connection rig will be built to handle the port’s tidal range – which is among the widest worldwide – and to cover the full length of the berths in order to power ships no matter their size.
Each berth will have a system supplying 11 kV and 6.6 kV power rating. The first section, the Pierre Callet berth, is expected to be handed over in spring 2025.
‘This wharf power supply system will be one of the largest ever built in Europe,’ VINCI said in a statement on Thursday (1 February). ‘It will support growth in tourism and economic development while helping to fulfil environmental commitments.’
