The Belo Monte hydroelectric power plant project in northern Brazil will have an installed capacity of 11,200MW.
Brazilian subsidiary Arcadis Logos will provide owner´s engineering services to Norte Energia, which is formed by state and private companies in the electricity and construction sectors together with pension funds and investment companies.
Arcadis has a 35% share in the consortium and its contract value amounts to US$51m. The consortium, which also includes Themag, Concremat and Engecorps, will carry out work such as design certification, construction management and supervision, planning coordination and commissioning tasks. At the peak of construction –in the second half of 2013 – the consortium will have more than 160 people at the site.
The Belo Monte hydroelectric power plant will will require a total investment of US$15bn for civil works, equipment and environmental compensations. Once in operation, it will have 11,200MW of installed capacity in renewable energy. Key figures for the project are 118,000,000m³ of soil excavation, 40,000,000m³ of rock excavation and the use of 4,200,000m³ of concrete.
“Arcadis has a very strong position in this type of large infrastructure projects and we are proud to be involved in such a relevant initiative, which will strongly enhance Brazilian progress, said Arcadis Logos CEO Manoel Antonio da Silva. “Having contributed, back in the 1970s, to the construction of Itaipu (14,000 MW), the largest hydroelectric power plant built in Brazil and the second largest in the world so far, Arcadis Logos once again consolidates its tradition and expertise in large infrastructure projects and renewable energy.”
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