Swedish engineering and design company AFRY has received a contract from Paraguay’s national power utility, Administraci贸n Nacional de Electricidad (ANDE), in Paraguay.
AFRY will deliver the contract with its consortium partner Latinoconsult, an Argentina-based civil engineering company.
Funded by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), the rehabilitation and modernisation project is part of ANDE鈥檚 2021-2040 Generation Roadmap, under which the company aims to expand the hydro complex by constructing 19 small hydro projects, hybrid and battery energy storage systems, and solar photovoltaic plants.
The project aims to increase the plant鈥檚 life cycle, enhance its availability and reliability, as well as expand its production capacity.
The first phase of the rehabilitation and modernisation project is expected to be completed in 20 months while the second phase of this project will last 40 months.
AFRY Chile country manager Patrick Furrer said: 鈥淲e are proud to be able to deliver sustainable solutions and further improve energy generation infrastructure for the projects included in Ande鈥檚 Master Plan for Generation Roadmap.
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By GlobalData鈥淭his is one of the most important assignments for the modernisation and rehabilitation of hydroelectric power plants in Latin America, and at AFRY we believe this is the way forward when addressing the challenges of climate change and sustainability.鈥�
AFRY is responsible for assessing the previous studies and designing technical solutions that will be executed during the second phase of the contract.
The company will supervise the on-site contractors and verify the project鈥檚 technical and social-environmental compliance.
Ande president F茅lix Sosa said: 鈥淲ith the same vision as 60 years ago, today we are securing the hydroelectric energy system of the country once again, and we are also entering Paraguay鈥檚 photovoltaic potential market.
鈥淭he panels of experts consider the repowering of existing energy sources as the best alternative for greater energy availability according to cost-benefit and sustainability criteria.
鈥淲e are therefore at the forefront. With this project, we are preparing to restore our first hydroelectric power plant, which is still the only 100% Paraguayan so far.鈥�
