Merus Power delivers Static Synchronous Compensator to a steel plant in Colombia
Merus Power supplies a medium-sized Merus™ STATCOM static compensator with its partner Bulla y Salcedo Ingeniería to a steel industry end customer in Colombia. The system will support the operation and improve the energy efficiency of the Grupo Siderúrgico Reyna (GSR) steel plant.
“The metal industry has enormous potential to improve energy efficiency. This can be done by improving power quality. We want to help our customers enhance their operations and meet the quality requirements of electricity networks. It is great that by supplying a high-quality static compensator, we can support a local Colombian steel company in energy efficiency and sustainable development.”
Kari Tuomala
President, and CEO of Merus Power
The Merus™ STATCOM device supplied by Merus Power to the Grupo Siderúrgico Reyna steel plant will compensate for the reactive power of the Electric Arc Furnace and Ladle Furnace in the medium-voltage network. This makes it possible to stabilize the power grid, optimize the operation of the furnaces and at the same time reduce the plant’s maintenance needs. The static compensator also improves the power factor of the steel plant, enabling grid code compliance. Violation of these demanding grid codes would result in expensive fees for the steel plant.