The Croatian company Koncar strengthens its position in Sweden
September 30, 2021 – The Croatian company Koncar is busy strengthening its position in the Swedish market after signing its first contract with a Swedish system operator, worth a total of 63 million kuna.
As Poslovni Dnevnik / Lucija Spiljak writes, the month, the Croatian company Koncar (Koncar Energy and Transport Engineering (KET) signed its first contract with the Swedish distribution system operator Vattenfall Eldistribution. This 63 million kuna strong contract includes a very complex reconstruction of the 130 kV plant at the transformer. station (TS ) 220/130/70/20 kV Finnslatten in Västerås, which is not far from Stockholm’s Swedish capital, and was signed by Ivan Tomsic from the Croatian company Koncar.
The contract is the result of three years of systematic performance and sales operations in the Swedish market, and Koncar states that it was obtained in strong competition from local reputable companies.
“Based on its own extremely high standard, the customer has completed a pre-qualification procedure for a project that is of strategic importance for delivering the industrial area and priority customers. Particular emphasis is placed on occupational safety, compliance of business processes with quality monitoring and environmental protection systems and detailed safety inspections of all members of the project team, they say from the company.
The reconstruction project for TS 220/130/70/20 kV Finnslatten, which is expected to be completed in mid-2023, is a complex project which means that the external, air-insulated 70 kV plant will be replaced with a new 130 kV plant. The reconstruction process includes preparation of all project documentation, delivery and replacement of high voltage primary equipment, secondary equipment, auxiliary systems, construction of a new control building, as well as necessary construction work, function tests and commissioning and maintenance during the warranty period.
In addition to all of the above, which is sufficiently comprehensive on its own, the subject of the contract also includes the procurement and laying of 145 kV cables and other equipment to connect priority customers on the 4-kilometer route.
As far as is known about the deal, the Croatian company Koncar will, in addition to the local subcontractor for construction work, rely on its own project management and design experts, and will also open a branch office to serve the local implementation of this and all future projects in Sweden.
“The development of operations in the Swedish market is supported by the recently received decision to select the Croatian company Koncar as the best bidder for the project on the reconstruction of secondary protection, control and SCADA systems for the Swedish transmission system operator Svenska Kraftnat. . This project represents a very complex project involving the reconstruction of secondary systems at 400 and 220 kV substations, confirming Koncar’s quality, professionalism and expertise from sales to the implementation of complex projects in the wider EU market, the company concluded.
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