Iberdrola España trains the Security Forces of Medina del Campo to act in case of risk in electrical facilities
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Iberdrola España works in coordination with the Government sub-delegation in the province to make the National Police, Civil Guard, Fire Brigade, Civil Protection and Local Police aware of a risk that is invisible to the untrained eye
i-DE, Iberdrola España's distribution company, and personnel from the company's prevention service, in coordination with the Government sub-delegation in Valladolid, have given the Security Forces of Medina del Campo – the National Police, Civil Guard, Fire Brigade, Civil Protection and Local Police – a technical seminar on the risks and prevention measures for the work that their members may have to carry out in the event of an emergency, incident or theft in electrical facilities or in their vicinity.
The seminar was attended by 30 members of the State Security Forces. They learnt how to identify an electrical installation, its topology, basic concepts of electricity, the effects of electrical current on the human body, risks and prevention when working in electrical facilities, and possible actions in or around them. They also visited the company's Medina del Campo substation.
This training, held by Seguridad Corporativa, i-DE and the National Police, within the framework of its Bicentenary, was inaugurated by the Sub-delegate of the Government in Valladolid, Jacinto Canales de Caso; the Provincial Commissioner of the National Police in Valladolid, Francisco Oterino; the Mayor of Medina del Campo, Guzmán Gómez; the Director of Security of Iberdrola España, Francisco Blázquez; the Chief Inspector of the National Police Station of Medina del Campo, Juana Mª Gutiérrez; and the territorial Head of Seguridad España, Laureano Arias.
Then, Jose Antonio Pascual and Ciriaco García, Head of the UTD Valladolid rural and Coordinator of Técnicos PRL Zona Oeste de i-DE, respectively, were in charge of giving the training.
With this type of initiative, the company once again demonstrates its commitment to training, prevention and the responsibilities that derive from it – with the ultimate aim of making the State Security Forces aware of a risk that is invisible to the untrained eye.
i-DE closes the year with its best value for quality of service
i-DE, Iberdrola España's distribution company, closed 2023 in Castilla y León with the best historical value for its quality of service, as the supply interruption time was below 40 minutes. The company manages over 50,000 kilometres of power lines and has 15,697 transformer stations in service and 246 substations.
In recent years, the company has undertaken an "ambitious" plan to digitalise its electricity grids, converting its more than 1.5 million meters in the community and the infrastructure that supports them into smart meters, as well as incorporating remote management, supervision and automation capabilities.
The digitisation of the electricity distribution grid will allow for more information to implement additional energy efficiency and sustainability measures, in a way that is committed to ambitious and urgent climate action. The deployment of smart grids makes it possible to respond to new models of grid use and offer a better service to citizens.