SNC-LAVALIN TO DELIVER EPCM SERVICES FOR THE MUSKRAT FALLS HYDROELECTRIC DEVELOPMENT
March 24 2011 - 1:00PM
PR Newswire (Canada)
MONTREAL, March 24, 2011 /CNW/ -- MONTREAL, March 24, 2011 /CNW
Telbec/ - SNC-Lavalin (TSX: SNC) is pleased to announce that it has
signed an agreement with Nalcor Energy to deliver engineering,
procurement and construction management services for Phase I of the
Lower Churchill Project, the Muskrat Falls Hydroelectric
Development, in Newfoundland and Labrador. "This project reflects
our capacity and expertise in the Power industry and offers an
opportunity to once again showcase our advanced technical skills in
our domestic market," said Patrick Lamarre, Executive
Vice-President, SNC-Lavalin Group Inc. "With the project
office based in Newfoundland and Labrador, it also reaffirms our
commitment to delivering projects locally." Phase I of the Lower
Churchill Project will consist of the Muskrat Falls generating
facility with a capacity of 824 MW. The transmission system
project will include 1,200 km of High Voltage Direct Current (HVDC)
overhead transmission lines crossing from Labrador to the island of
Newfoundland via sub-sea cables and associated converter stations,
as well as High Voltage Alternating Current (HVAC) overhead
transmission lines interconnecting the Muskrat Falls facility to
the Churchill Falls Generating Station. Services will begin
immediately. SNC-Lavalin is one of the leading engineering and
construction groups in the world and a major player in the
ownership of infrastructure, and in the provision of operations and
maintenance services. SNC-Lavalin has offices across Canada and in
over 35 other countries around the world, and is currently working
in some 100 countries. In business since 1911, the Company
celebrates its 100(th) anniversary in 2011. www.snclavalin.com. To
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valign="top" td align="left" Media /td td valign="top" align="left"
Investors /td /tr tr valign="top" td align="left" Leslie Quintonbr/
Vice-President, Global Corporate Communicationsbr/ SNC-Lavalin
Group Inc.br/ 514-393-8000, ext. 7354br/ ua
href="mailto:leslie.quinton@snclavalin.com"leslie.quinton@snclavalin.com/a/u
/td td valign="top" align="left" Denis Jasminbr/ Vice-President,
Investor Relationsbr/ SNC-Lavalin Group Inc.br/ 514-393-8000, ext.
7553br/ ua
href="mailto:denis.jasmin@snclavalin.com"denis.jasmin@snclavalin.com/a/u
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