Skanska‘s Norwegian subsidiary, Selmer Skanska, has been commissioned by Norsk Hydro to build the new Tyin hydroelectric power plant in Norway. Selmer Skanska’s contract covers all construction and plant work, including a subterranean power station, pumping facilities, shafts and 19km of tunnels. The assignment also includes conversion of the process-water system for the Norsk Hydro metal production plant at Årdal.
The new Tyin plant, which is located in Övre Årdal in the west of Norway, will have two generators with a total capacity of 375MW, designed to produce about 1,400GWH of electricity annually. The contract is valued at $57.5M, excluding VAT making it one of the largest assignments ever carried out by Selmer Skanska.
The new power plant, which is to replace an older facility, will use the existing Tyin reservoir that discharges into the Årdal water course.
