Omnia Projects have been acting as Owner’s Engineer on the Lostock Sustainable Energy Plant project. Working on behalf of LSEP to oversee the design, installation, and commissioning of a new-build Scottish Power Energy Networks (SPEN) 132kV Gas Insulated Switchgear Substation, we are pleased to announce that, in April, Omnia were able to complete Lostock's final handover.
The new Rudheath Substation utilizes GE’s F35 G3 switchgear- renowned for its compact, environmentally-friendly design - to provide a new point of connection for a new-build 89MW Energy from Waste (EfW) facility. This will divert 600,000 tonnes of waste from landfill, reduce carbon emissions by over 190,000 tonnes, and provide power to 125,000 homes.
Throughout the course of the project, the Omnia team have worked with Omexom (The ICP), SPEN and LSEP (alongside their EfW partners) to overcome various challenges in the delivery of the substation build. One of our greatest successes was the HDD of the Trent and Mersey Canal to deliver a 4 circuit connection over 2.2km onto the existing SPEN network.
Our most recent milestone is the completion of the final HV cable testing works. This facilitates the handover of the new substation and associated cable circuits, which now enter the non-contestable, final connection phase of the project. This will be undertaken over the course of two connection outages between April and August 2025.
Although the handover is now complete, Omnia will continue to work with the LSEP project to support the final connection of the EfW Plant onto the SPEN network.