INFRASTRUCTURE

PORR to build caverns and tunnel system for Forbach pumped storage power plant

EnBW Energie Baden-Württemberg is investing around €280 million in the conversion of the Rudolf Fettweis Plant (RFW) in Forbach from a storage and run-of-river power plant to a pumped storage power plant. PORR has secured the contract for Lot 2 civil works with a total volume of €98.3 million.

 The Rudolf Fettweis Plant in Forbach is being converted from a storage and run-of-river power plant to a pumped storage power plant

The Rudolf Fettweis Plant in Forbach is being converted from a storage and run-of-river power plant to a pumped storage power plant

"Pumped storage power plants are a particularly effective solution for generating alternative energy. They are, therefore, an important building block for the energy transition," Karl-Heinz Strauss, CEO...

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