E.ON invests SEK 176 million in Skivarp, Skåne: new 50/20 kV substation and 12 km of underground cables

E.ON is investing SEK 176 million in a new transformer substation and in reinforcing the grid in Skivarp, a village in the south of the Skåne region, the company announced on 4 November. The project is meant to increase capacity, improve security of supply and reduce the risk of outages for households and businesses.

What is being built. The substation will operate at 50 and 20 kV and will have two transformers. It will be connected to the regional grid in Rydsgård by two new 50 kV underground cables along a route of about 12 kilometres, and will replace an older substation located elsewhere in the grid. According to E.ON, parts of the existing grid are old overhead lines that have suffered repeated outages; the new infrastructure allows them to be gradually replaced by buried cables, which are less exposed to strong winds and falling trees.

The timetable. The cables between Rydsgård and Skivarp are due to enter service in 2028 and the substation in 2029. “For our customers, this investment is above all about being able to rely on the electricity working,” said Peter Hjalmar, E.ON’s regional manager for the south. He added that as electricity use grows, infrastructure needs to stay a step ahead.

Background. Skåne consumes about 12 TWh of electricity a year and produces just over 3 TWh, of which only a third is dispatchable generation, according to a Region Skåne report presented by Energi magazine. The region aims by 2030 to cover half of its own power needs in every hour of the year. Also in Skåne, the local network operator Skånska Energi is building a receiving station at Örtofta, expected to start operating at the end of 2027, through which Kraftringen’s new combined heat and power plant will also be connected, Energinyheter reported on 5 November.

What comes next. The work is done in stages: first the cables, then the substation, which once completed will take over the role of the old installation in supplying the area.

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