AF Gruppen Sweden's AF Bygg Väst will start setting up the 56 by 18 metres 19-megavolt-ampere (MVA) facility in Q2 2025, scheduled for completion in March 2027.
The SEK129 million project (about €11.4m), supported by the EU Connecting Europe Facility with SEK90m, is being constructed to enable cold ironing at the Port of Gothenburg's five container and two ro-ro/vehicle berths ahead of EU's law requiring it for vessels above 5,000 gross tonnage in 2030.
Once completed, Gothenburg will be able to offer up to 4.0MVA per berth (with the option to combine two outputs into one connection with double capacity).
By connecting container vessels alone, the Swedish seaport expects to lower CO2 emissions by at least 5,600 tonnes annually.
"This transformer station is an important milestone that brings us significantly closer to shore-side power connection for container and car/ro-ro vessels," underscored Magnus Nordfeldt, Head of Business Area Cargo at the Port of Gothenburg.
Bård Frydenlund, Executive Vice President, AF Gruppen Sweden, also said, "We are pleased to be entrusted with contributing to a more sustainable port operation and look forward to starting our first collaboration with the Port of Gothenburg."
The total onshore-power-supply investment across Gothenburg's container and vehicle terminals, including cable installations and switchgear for the seven berths, is estimated at around SEK600m (€52.8m).
Photo: Port of Gothenburg