Schneider Electric to repower Notre Dame in Paris reconstruction works of Notre Dame de Paris Cathedral

Four years after fires ravaged the medieval monument Notre-Dame de Paris, restoration is well underway with Schneider Electric announcing power equipment provisions a year before the cathedral’s expected reopening.

The digital transformation company and the public institution in charge of rebuilding Notre-Dame de Paris signed a sponsorship agreement for power equipment provisions.

Schneider Electric will supply all the equipment needed to power the site, including the transformer station, all downstream electrical cabinets and breaker panels and their components.

Commenting on the announcement was Philippe Jost, deputy general director of the Public Institution for the Restoration of Notre-Dame de Paris:

“We thank Schneider Electric for its support in the restoration of Notre-Dame de Paris. Powering this monument is a major challenge for the work that will allow the cathedral to reopen in 2024.

“We are delighted to benefit from Schneider’s innovative energy management solutions, which will enable future operators to optimise their energy consumption.”

Severely damaged by fire on April 15, 2019, the cathedral is expected to reopen at the end of 2024, stated French officials earlier this year in March.

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“It is a matter of course for Schneider Electric to take part in this type of action for emblematic and prestigious sites, as we have done in the past for the Comédie Française or the Antarctic station,” stated Gilles Vermot-Desroches, director of citizenship and institutional affairs at Schneider Electric.

The agreement also includes a Building Management System (BMS), including all the tools for energy management and power consumption control.

Sensors, controllers, PLCs (Programmable Logic Controllers), communication buses and associated software will enable the Cathedral’s operators to fine-tune the site’s energy use and consumption. Schneider Electric is also supplying an inverter, a distribution board and emergency lighting.

In addition to the equipment, the company is responsible for maintaining the site’s electrical distribution systems, as well as the design, engineering, commissioning and programming of the installed systems and training future users.

Cédric Larcher, senior project manager at Schneider Electric France, is responsible for the implementation and follow-up of the project.

Work onsite will begin in a few months and will secure the power supply to the site.

The BMS will make it possible to control and optimise the monument’s energy consumption, bringing 21st-century innovations to this cathedral, a world heritage site and a masterpiece of medieval art.