Yesterday, the Riko company signed a contract worth €54 million in Minsk for the construction of two
transformer substations with switchyards and interconnected cable lines for
voltage levels of 110KV/10KV. The investor for the project is the MINSKENERGO
RB company that supplies and distributes electrical and heat energy to the area
of the city of MINSK
and its surroundings. MINSKENERGO RB generates 40% of all electrical energy in Belarus.
Riko has arranged for the financing of
the project and will as the general contractor assume complete responsibility
for project implementation. The project will be completed in the beginning of
2013 and will feature Slovenian know-how in addition to that brought to the
table by world-renowned subcontractors. The project is a promising venture for
Slovenian partners such as Etra, Iskra, Sipro, Elektronabava, ABB and Siemens.