Espoo, Finland, 2015-09-22 09:45 CEST (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) --
Dovre Group Plc Press release September 22, 2015 at 10.45 am
NORWEGIAN STATNETT RENEWS FRAME AGREEMENT WITH DOVRE GROUP
Statnett, the system operator in the Norwegian energy system, has selected Dovre Group as a supplier of project management personnel to their major investment projects. The frame agreement is valid for 2 years, with an option for two one year extensions.
Statnett has an impressive portfolio of ongoing projects both within Norway with several upgrades in the national grid and across borders, including, for example, the NordLink interconnector, connecting the Norwegian and German national grids, and the NSN Link interconnector connecting the Nordic electricity market with the UK market.
“Dovre Group’s vision is to help leading organizations govern, manage and engineer their projects, and our strategy is to expand our business into new client segments,” comments Arve Jensen, President of Business Area Norway. “The contract with Statnett is of significant strategic importance to us. We are proud to have been selected, and look forward to continue a long and mutually beneficial co-operation.”
For further information, please contact:
Dovre Group Plc
Arve Jensen, President, Business Area Norway
tel. +47 90607811
arve.jensen@dovregroup.com
Patrick von Essen, CEO
tel. +358 20 436 2000
patrick.essen@dovregroup.com
www.dovregroup.com
Dovre Group is a global provider of project management services. Dovre Group has two business areas: Project Personnel and Consulting. Dovre Group has offices in Norway, Canada, the US, Singapore, South Korea, the UAE, Russia, Finland and Sweden, and employs around 850 people worldwide. Dovre Group is listed on the NASDAQ OMX Helsinki (symbol: DOV1V). Company web site www.dovregroup.com.
Statnett, the system operator in the Norwegian energy system, is responsible for all high voltage power transmission and distribution in Norway. It owns and operates about 11 000 km of high voltage power lines and 150 stations all over the country and is also responsible for the connections to Sweden, Finland, Russia, Denmark and the Netherlands. Statnett is a Norwegian state owned enterprise, established under the Act relating to state-owned enterprises and owned by the Norwegian state through the Ministry of Petroleum and Energy.
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