Soporcel Plant, Portugal

ALE performs transport and installations at Soporcel Plant in Portugal.

The condenser, steam turbine and steam generator weighed 62te, 176te and 118te, respectively. Each was approximately 10 metres long, 4 metres wide and 4 metres high. All were transported 600 metres from the storeage area to the turbine building using SPMTs and then lifted to a vertical position under a skidding gantry. HLS700 strand jack lifting units with a 70te capacity were used to lift the modules between 3 and 25 metres. The modules were then skidded to their final installation axis using the gantry, and were lowered and fitted onto foundation supports.