Awarded by NdD SA – a joint venture of Swiss energy provider Alpiq, Forces Motrices Valaisannes (FMV) and Swiss federal railways SBB – the contract will include general project management, detailed engineering and site supervision services.
The 628MW pumped storage project is due to be commissioned in 2015. Earlier this year Alstom Hydro was awarded the contract to supply the plant with four 157MW vertical Francis reversible turbines, four 170 MVA vertical asynchronous motor/generator units and further key equipment.
