SHORE POWER ELECTRIFIES LEITH

The Port of Leith has become the first large mainland commercial port in Scotland to provide a shore power connection.

The Victoria 1, which is currently housing Ukrainian refugees, is the first vessel to use the non-fossil fuel shore power in the Imperial Dock in the Port of Leith.

David Webster, director of energy at Forth Ports, said the port was committed to emissions.

“This major civil engineering project to introduce shore power in Leith is a significant milestone for our business in Scotland and we are pleased that the

Victoria 1 is now powered by mains electricity,” he said. The electrical network in the port has been extended and integrated to the vessel’s systems through a PSW Power & Automation shore power transformer. This setup will be expanded later this month to the port’s Harbour Berth for use by offshore construction vessels.

The Port of Leith is currently undergoing a major transformation to create Scotland’s largest renewable hub, including the development of a new deep water outer berth which will also be shore power enabled.