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VIDEO. Paris: Alma's new giant electrical transformer is in place to host the Olympic Games

2020-05-28T17:29:29.256Z


The metal giant, 100 tonnes and 5 meters high, was installed to meet the demand for electricity for the Olympic Games 2024.


Buried 12 meters under the sidewalks of the Capital, the new Alma transformer is ready to supply electricity to more than 110,000 Parisian homes. Installed by Enedis (100% subsidiary of EDF responsible for the management and development of 95% of the electricity distribution network in France), this metal giant of 100 t and 5 meters high replaces its predecessor after 44 years of service.

For Enedis, the objective is twofold: to make the power supply in the center of Paris more reliable and to anticipate demand in the area in view of the 2024 Olympic Games. With an investment of 5 million euros, the new transformer will save 700 MWh per year, equivalent to a reduction in emissions of 55 tonnes of CO2.

The "Alma" Source Station in which the machine rests, is a completely buried building invisible from the outside, 7 floors and 20 meters below street level. This post provides energy in no less than 4 districts of Paris. After the installation of the transformer, the modernization works will continue until the end of 2020 / beginning of 2021.

Source: leparis

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