ANDRITZ receives major order for pumped storage power station in Portugal
Graz/Vienna, Austria - EDP - Gest
The pumped storage station will be erected on the river Tua, a tributary of the Douro River in the north of Portugal, and is part of the EDP expansion program to boost power generation from renewable sources, with a special emphasis on wind and hydro power.
The order is the fourth major order within four years which EDP has awarded to consortia led by ANDRITZ HYDRO. Altogether these contracts add up to ten turbine generator units of various types and sizes, with a predominance of low head pump turbines.
Source: IWR Online, 25 Nov 2011