Statkraft Selects ANDRITZ to Refurbish Svartisen Hydropower Plant in Norway

Hafslund, one of Norway’s largest power producers, has selected ANDRITZ to rehabilitate and upgrade the Strandfossen hydropower plant on the Glomma River. The upgrade will extend the plant’s service life and increase its total installed capacity by more than 25%, strengthening the supply of flexible and reliable renewable power and supporting grid stability in Norway.

Sogn og Fjordane Energi (SFE), a leading renewable energy supplier in Western Norway, through its wholly owned subsidiary Firdakraft AS, has awarded ANDRITZ a major contract to supply advanced electromechanical equipment for the new Øksenelvane hydropower plant in Bremanger municipality. The new plant will be constructed next to the existing Øksenelvane power plant, which will be decommissioned after more than 70 years of operation.

Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (EGAT) has awarded international technology group ANDRITZ a contract to replace the two pumped storage units at the Srinagarind hydropower plant with new, state-of-the-art units.

Khorlochhu Hydro Power Limited has awarded international technology group ANDRITZ a contract to supply the four turbine-generator units for its 600 MW hydropower project in Trashiyangtse District, Bhutan.

In Norway, Japanese pumps are currently being used to build Rogfast, the world’s longest underwater road tunnel. The Rogfast project is one of the most ambitious infrastructure projects in Europe: an approximately 27-kilometre-long underwater road tunnel that, once completed, will be the longest and deepest of its kind in the world.

ENGIE Hidroelétricas do Douro, on behalf of Movhera Hidroelétricas do Norte S.A., has awarded an ANDRITZ-led consortium a contract to rehabilitate and modernize three generating units at the Picote I hydropower plant in Portugal.