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Isabel Guerra

Astaldi, Italy's second-largest builder, has been awarded a contract with a value of US$ 116 million (Astaldi with a 60% share), for the construction of Huanza hydroelectric power plant, in Peru, which will reportedly have an output capacity of 90MW.
The includes the execution of civil works, a dam of a volume of 30,000 cubic meters, a 10km tunnel, an hydroelectric power plant and a switch yard.
The works are expected to be completed in 29 months.
The Employer is Minera Buenaventura, one the major mining companies in Peru.
The project will be performed by the joint venture comprising Astaldi (with a 60% share) and Graña y Montero (with a 40% share).
(Condensed from
Construction and Maintenance)
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