MONTREAL,
Dec. 6, 2012 /CNW Telbec/ -
SNC-Lavalin (TSX: SNC), in a consortium that includes General
Electric International Inc., has been awarded a turnkey contract by
PKN Orlen to build a combined cycle power plant in Wloclawek,
Poland. The value of the company's
portion of the contract is estimated at $183.7 million. PKN Orlen is one of Central Europe's largest crude oil refiners
and fuel retailer.
Designed to meet stringent environmental
requirements, the plant will produce 463 MW of power through a gas
turbine with a heat recovery steam generator (HRSG) and steam
turbine. SNC-Lavalin's mandate will include the provision of all
plant equipment, excluding the gas turbine (with HRSG) and the
steam turbine and generator. The company will also provide project
management, engineering, procurement, construction, start up and
commissioning services for the overall project.
"SNC-Lavalin is extremely proud to work on this
important contract for PKN Orlen," said Patrick Lamarre, Executive Vice-President,
Global Power, SNC-Lavalin Group Inc. "We are honoured to provide
our industry leading expertise to support PKN Orlen in its goal to
supply clean and efficient energy."
Construction is scheduled to start in March,
2013, and is expected to take 36 months.
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. Founded in 1911, SNC-Lavalin has offices
across Canada and in over 40 other
countries around the world, and is currently working in some 100
countries.
www.snclavalin.com.
SOURCE SNC-LAVALIN