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High Voltage.

Projects in the Power and Energy sector are being driven by the need to cater for a diverse range of interconnectors and renewables connecting into the National Grid, as well as the replacement of existing assets constructed 50 to 60 years ago.

High-voltage electrical substation with insulators, transformers, and power transmission lines at dusk.

At a glance

Delivering innovative, buildable solutions.

Clients come to BakerHicks because of our unrivalled turnkey expertise in High Voltage (HV) and Extra High Voltage (EHV) scheme designs. This includes underground cables, overhead lines, GIS & AIS substations, HVDC interconnectors and converter stations, cable tunnels, as well as wind farms, battery energy storage, solar PV, railway and nuclear connections.

We cover everything from concept design, optioneering, front end engineering design and due diligence to detailed design, construction support, handover and decommissioning. Our teams are expert problem solvers, ensuring right-first-time solutions that are not only practical and safe to construct but also cost-effective and sustainable to maintain and operate.

Services

  • Extra High Voltage (EHV) networks up to 400kV AC

  • GIS / AIS substations

  • HV cables

  • HVDC (up to 525kV) cables & converter stations

  • Overhead line design

  • Substation civil & building design

  • Substation HV plant

  • Protection & Control

  • Earthing designs and surveys

  • Distribution and medium voltage networks

  • Battery Energy Storage schemes (BESS)

  • Nuclear connections

  • Wind farm connections

  • Private networks

  • SR188 design verification

  • Principal designer duties

  • Commissioning support

Team

Nikos Saisanas

Nikos Saisanas

Director, HV

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