Sweco acquires energy consulting company in Bulgaria

Sweco acquires energy consulting company in Bulgaria 

Sweco continues to expand in central Europe by acquiring the Bulgarian energy
and environmental consulting company, Energoproekt Hydropower ltd., with more
than 80 employees.

Energoproekt is Bulgaria's leading consultation company within hydropower and
also offers qualified consultation services within water and environment.

”Through the acquisition we are strengthening our position in a market that is
having strong growth. We are also creating conditions for continued growth in
Bulgaria and in neighbouring Balkan countries,” says Per Johansson, Managing
Director of Sweco, Central and Eastern Europe.

After the acquisition, Sweco will have approximately 1,100 consultants in
Lithuania, Estonia, Russia, Bulgaria, the Czech Republic and the Slovak
Republic. The operation has grown substantially in recent years. Three years
ago, Sweco had approximately 100 employees in Central and Eastern Europe. 



For additional information contact:
Per Johansson, Managing Director of Sweco  Central and Eastern Europe, +46
734126668, per.johansson@sweco.se

This information is of the type that Sweco can be obligated to make public in
accordance with the law regarding the exchange and clearing operations and/or
the law regarding trade in financial instrume


Sweco is an international consulting company with combined expertise in
engineering, environmental technology and architecture. The Group has annual
sales of approximately SEK 4.6 billion and 5,400 employees in ten countries. The
company has projects currently underway in some 80 countries worldwide. Sweco is
a member of the OMX Nordic Exchange Stockholm.