Whether in industrial companies, public or private power supply and infrastructure, or building technology – power distribution plants must basically be available continuously and they must provide the highest degree of operational safety. Switchgear in particular must handle the steadily increasing demand for electrical energy; but their aging and wear can significantly impact their functioning.

Siemens is the experienced partner to depend on when it is time to retrofit medium-voltage and high voltage switchgear and related equipment. The offering includes:

Solutions from Siemens provide many benefits – and the most important is the high level of system availability that can be achieved with the new equipment. In addition to prolonging the equipment’s service life and securing your investments, retrofitting also saves on maintenance costs, as it uses modern vacuum circuit-breaker technology. In addition, retrofitting with Siemens also means a secure and cost-effective supply of spare parts anywhere in the world.

Equipment and systems with a long service life and continuous fault-free operation provide the best conditions for efficient utilization of the operator‘s system. Siemens’ maintenance service ensures that all components work safely and reliably, and includes major revisions and overhauls to bring assets back to reference condition. Siemens keeps customer network assets like switchgear, transformers, and the substation secondary equipment well maintained at all times through regular inspections and revisions.

Naturally, the system operator cannot upgrade equipment at the same rapid pace that technology changes. However, Siemens’ modification, upgrading, and extension capabilities offer many opportunities for optimization so that the customer can profit from the latest technical improvements. With these cost-effective solutions such the state-of-the art retrofit, the system operator will be investing capital wisely and taking advantage of the experience offered by Siemens in adapting older systems to new technical standards, with resulting reduced lifecycle costs.

The prerequisite for successful and fast fault recovery is, of course, the availability of required spare parts. Siemens delivers spare parts, components, and kits for all asset series – from current production to series that have been phased-out.

We manage all associated network assets and processes like cable connections and overhead lines, as well as decommissioning and recycling. Installation and commissioning are, of course, a part of the standard portfolio.