JSM Group Awarded 400 kV Cable Installation Contract for UK BESS Facility
JSM Group, a specialist infrastructure engineering company, has been awarded a contract with Statera Energy to undertake 400 kV cable installation works as part of the construction of a new BESS facility at Wharfside Business Park, Greater Manchester, UK .
Project Scope:
Installation of a duct route and 400 kV underground cable circuit
Cable route extends approximately 1 km in a single circuit configuration
Forms a critical element of the new energy storage infrastructure
JSM Group's Power team will lead all stakeholder engagement throughout the project, liaising with National Grid, relevant local authorities, and third-party landowners. Ahead of excavation works, the company will complete all civil engineering works using in-house teams, including installing sheet piling along the steep embankment adjacent to the site to create a retaining wall .
Martyn Crocker, Operations Director – Power, JSM Group, commented: "The installation of 400 kV infrastructure for a battery energy storage facility reflects both the growing momentum behind the UK's energy transition and the depth of capability that JSM Group brings to complex power projects" .
