Vinci Signs EUR200 Million Contract to Build Electrical Infrastructure in Senegal
12 January 2024 - 7:21PM
Dow Jones News
By Andrea Figueras
Vinci said it has signed a contract with Senegal's electricity
company to build electrical infrastructure in the country for 200
million euros ($219.4 million).
Works, which comprise build an array of electricity transmission
and distribution infrastructure, will last three years and employ
more than 1,000 people, the French construction group said on
Friday.
French authorities will contribute to the financing of the
project, Vinci said.
Tasks involve building 1,350 kilometers of high-voltage and
very-high-voltage overhead and underground transmission lines, as
well as building eight very-high-voltage transformer stations, the
company said. The contract also includes the improvement of the
grid management system, it said.
The project is part of a wider program aimed at expanding the
country's transmission and distribution grid, Vinci said.
Write to Andrea Figueras at andrea.figueras@wsj.com
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