Gothenburg port takes 'key measure' to enable shore power for container and RoRo ships by 2030

Sweden’s Port of Gothenburg has taken the next step to enable shore power connection for container and car/RoRo ships before 2030 by awarding a contract for the construction of a transformer station that will serve the port’s container and car terminals.

As disclosed, AF Bygg Väst, part of AF Gruppen Sweden, was awarded the contract worth approximately €11.4 million to build a transformer station with a capacity of 19 MVA (megavolt amperes) for incoming power.

Scheduled to commence in the second quarter of 2025 and be completed in March 2027, this facility, deemed a key part of infrastructure, will enable simultaneous shore power connection to five berths in the container terminal and two in the car terminal. Each output will have a capacity of 4 MVA per berth (with the option to combine two outputs into one connection point with doubled capacity).

The project is co-financed by the EU fund Connecting Europe Facility with the support of approximately €8 million.