# Siemens Energy to deliver SF6-free GIS to Fingrid in Finland

Siemens Energy was awarded a contract to deliver ten bays of SF6-free gas-insulated switchgear to Fingrid for the Virkkala substation in Lohja, Finland. Commissioning is scheduled for summer 2022.

- Type: Contract
- Announced: 2021-04-27
- Where: Lohja, Finland
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 10 bays
- Products: SF6-free gas-insulated switchgear, 8VN1 GIS
- Sectors: [Electrical Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/electrical-equipment.md)

## Companies

- [Siemens Energy](https://endata.com/companies/6803.md)
- [Siemens Energy](https://endata.com/companies/6803.md) (supplier)
- [Fingrid](https://endata.com/companies/41426.md) (customer)

## Sources

- [tndindia.com](https://www.tndindia.com/siemens-energy-seals-europes-largest-order-for-sf6-free-gis/), 2021-04-27: "Siemens Energy has been awarded a contract to deliver ten bays of SF6-free gas-insulated switchgear (GIS) to Fingrid, Finland's transmission system operator."
- [powermag.com](https://www.powermag.com/press-releases/siemens-energy-seals-largest-order-for-sf6-free-gas-insulated-switchgear-in-europe/), 2021-04-27: "It will be the first GIS in Finland that replaces SF6 as the most potent greenhouse gas in the world with 'clean air'."
- [switchgearcontent.com](https://switchgearcontent.com/2021/05/03/2804/siemens-energy-has-been-awarded-a-contract-to-deliver-ten-bays-of-sf6-free-gis-to-fingrid/), 2021-05-03: "Fingrid seeks to be a frontrunner when it comes to the replacement of SF6 in transmission operations."

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