This is VA Tech Hydro’s first project with Opplandskraft and also marks the inaugural large contract win for its subsidiary VA Tech Møller Energi AS (now VA Tech Hydro AS in Norway). VA Tech will provide the new plant, situated 120km north of Lillehammer in central Norway, with three generators (67, 29 and 10 MVA) for Øyberget Power Station and a generator (85 MVA), for Framruste Power Station.
Five large hydro projects have been awarded in Norway since 2000 and this is the third in which VA Tech Hydro has secured the generator contract, confirming its strong position in Norway.
Franz Strohmer, Member of the Board of VA Tech Hydro, said: "Norway is the sixth largest producer of hydropower globally and has the highest use of electricity per capita in the world. Our continued success in Norway is complemented by our investment in Møller Energi AS, which we hope will continue to secure many similar contracts in Scandinavia."
Contact & Information:
VA Tech Hydro
Ursula Scheidl
Penzinger Strasse 76
Postfach 5, A-1141 Vienna
Phone: +43 (1) 89100-2053
Fax: 43 (1) 89100-196
Wolfgang Schwaiger
Lunzerstraße 64, A-4031 Linz
Tel: +43 (732) 6986-9222
Fax: 43 (732) 6986-3416
