Sweco wins contract from Swedish National Grid

Sweco wins contract from Swedish National Grid

Sweco has been chosen to plan a new power transmission line between the cities
of Hallsberg and Nässjö in Sweden. The 170 km line is part of the SydVästlänken
infrastructure project. The contract is worth over EUR 1.1 million for Sweco.

“We are very pleased to have once again been chosen to work with the Swedish
National Grid and the current reinforcement of the power grid in southern
Sweden,” says Eva Nygren, President of Sweco Sweden.   
The planned alternating current line will have a system voltage of 400 kV. Work
will begin immediately and several of Sweco's consultants in the area of energy,
infrastructure and structural engineering will be involved in the assignment,
which is scheduled for completion before mid-year 2010. 

Facts:
The aim of SydVästlänken is to reinforce the alternating current grid, increase
security of supply and reduce transmission bottlenecks to southern Sweden and
between Norway and Sweden. SydVästlänken is also vital for the planned
large-scale expansion of wind power that is part of Sweden's climate policy. 

Sweco's services include positioning and coordinate plotting of the line, site
investigations, profile drawings based on digital field data, technical
specifications, type drawings and load diagrams for each pole type and design.
The contract also includes preparation of tender and construction documents for
the contracting phase.

For additional information contact:
Erik Severin, President of Sweco Energuide, +46 734-12 65 24
Allan Düring, Assignment Manager, Sweco, +46 8-714 32 06

Sweco is an international consulting group with combined expertise in
engineering, environmental technology and architecture. Sweco has 5,300
employees in 10 countries and recorded annual sales of more than SEK 5.5 billion
in 2008. The company has projects currently underway in some 80 countries
worldwide. Sweco is listed on NASDAQ OMX Stockholm AB.

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