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Updated · Aviation Week · Jul 13
CPK Starts Airport Power System Tender, Sets Aug. 5 Deadline
Updated
Updated · Aviation Week · Jul 13

CPK Starts Airport Power System Tender, Sets Aug. 5 Deadline

1 articles · Updated · Aviation Week · Jul 13

Summary

  • Aug. 5 is the deadline for firms to apply for CPK’s tender to build the power supply system for Poland’s planned new hub airport.
  • CPK said the system will operate as one integrated network, drawing flexibly from the national grid, local emergency power and renewable sources to keep critical airport facilities running.
  • Five companies will be shortlisted for the contract, which covers electricity infrastructure for navigation systems, airfield lighting, passenger terminals and other safety-critical assets.
  • Located between Warsaw and Lodz, CPK is planned as Central and Eastern Europe’s largest airport and is targeted to open in 2032 as part of a wider rail-and-road megaproject.

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