The GEM – Grand Egyptian Museum in Cairo inaugurated on November 1, 2025, the long-awaited Tutankhamun Gallery, designed by the German firm Atelier Brückner.
Located near the Pyramids of Giza, the museum represents the largest museum complex in the world dedicated to ancient Egypt. With a collection of over 100,000 artifacts, the GEM will showcase pieces ranging from the Old Kingdom to the Greco-Roman period. The initial phased opening allowed access to 4,000 visitors per day to test flow management and avoid overcrowding, with the goal of soon reaching an average of 15,000 daily visitors.
In this context of cultural and technological excellence, IREM also contributed to the quality and continuity of the electrical supply by providing isolation transformers for the management of critical loads.
How did IREM isolation transformers contribute to the project?
To ensure maximum electrical reliability and guarantee a stable and disturbance-free power supply, the GEM distribution system was designed with isolated neutral. In this context, IREM isolation transformers were installed to provide clean energy to particularly sensitive and strategic equipment, with high performance in terms of efficiency and operational safety.
The IREM isolation transformers supplied to the Grand Egyptian Museum feature the following technical characteristics:
- Three-phase + neutral distribution (3P+N);
- Rated power: 30 kVA;
- Primary voltage: 400V – Secondary voltage: 400V/230V;
- Windings made of high-purity electrolytic copper;
- Class H insulation system;
- Double electrostatic shield for better disturbance attenuation;
- Low inrush current and low short-circuit voltage;
- K-13 factor for compatibility with non-linear loads;
- High insulation resistance;
- High efficiency with reduced no-load and load losses;
- Natural air convection cooling.
Thanks to these devices, the GEM power supply system can ensure high POWER QUALITY even under critical conditions, contributing to the protection of the displayed artifacts and to the safety of the technologies used for their conservation and enhancement.
