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| Strabag wins contract for Alto Maipo Hydropower Plant in Chile  The Chilean tunnelling division of Austrian construction company Strabag SE signed a design and build contract for the majoritiy of the tunneling and civil works of the Alto Maipo Hydroelectrical Power Plant. The contract is worth about USD 490 million – one of the biggest private construction contracts in South America.The client is Alto Maipo S.p.A., which is a subsidary of the Chilean-based AES Gener and the US-based AES Corporation. The scope of works includes detail design engineering and construction of underground and civil works of the two hydroelectric plants Alfalfal II and Las Lajas. The complete contract consists of tunnels and shafts with a total length of 46.5 km excavated by drill and blast as well as by tunnel boring machines. The design and construction period starts in November 2012 and will last for about four and a half years. The hydroelectric complex will have a total capacity of approximately 531 MW. The location of the Alto Maipo Hydropower Plant is located 50 km southeast of the city of Santiago, in the high Maipo River basin of the municipal district of San José de Maipo.This area is situated in the Andes close to the Argentinean border with peaks up to 6,500 m. write your comments about the article :: © 2012 Construction News :: home page |