Services for energy providers: Bilfinger Berger wins new orders with a total volume of €200 million
June 15, 2009
June 15, 2009
Services for energy providers: Bilfinger Berger wins new orders with a total volume of €200 million
Bilfinger Berger has won new orders from the energy industries in the Netherlands and Australia with a total volume of €200 million. “In the energy sector, demand for our services has been encouragingly stable in all markets”, says Herbert Bodner, Chairman of the Executive Board at Bilfinger Berger.
Bilfinger Berger Power Services will design, manufacture, assemble and commission the high-pressure piping system as well as the medium and low-pressure piping for two power plant units at the RWE power plant in Eemshaven, the Netherlands. The two units generate a total of 1,600 megawatts. They will be added to the network in 2012 and 2013 and, once online, will provide electricity for 3.2 million households. The use of modern high-pressure pipes from Bilfinger Berger leads to significant efficiency improvements: with no change in power output, 20 percent less hard coal is used as compared to older power plants, corresponding to an annual reduction in CO2 emissions of 2.5 million tons.
Just a few weeks ago, the Company won an order from RWE for the supply of piping systems for two identical units at the Westfalen power plant in Hamm, Germany. Bilfinger Berger currently has orders for high pressure piping from RWE totaling €450 million in its books.
In Australia, the energy group Delta Electricity awarded the maintenance and operation of the Wallerawang power plant to Bilfinger Berger Services and extended a maintenance contract for the Mount Piper location. The two hard coal fired power plants, with a combined output of 2,400 megawatts, make a major contribution to the supply of electricity in New South Wales. On the basis of an additional new framework agreement, Bilfinger Berger Services will also modernize the electricity network in the greater Sydney area for Energy Australia.
