“Power stations bring power to life”

SBI AG commands a rich pool of technical resources and a first class fleet of construction equipment. Its ability to blend technical advancement with human skills is the hallmark of the company.
These qualities have allowed SBI AG to expand beyond its traditional areas of activity and meet all challenges with commitment, quality and creativity.

Power plant construction requires a skillful blend of power and precision. SBI AG's power derives from its experience in the industry, its sizeable labor force and resources and its financial stability and flexibility.
SBI AG's cutting-edge technology and logistical know-how supply the essential precision.

SBI AG through its subsidiary  SONITRA Ghana constructed in 1996-1998 the Civil Works for the 300MW combined cycle Takradi Thermal Power Plant at Takoradi, Ghana under a Subcontract to Stone & Webster (U.S.A), for the Volta River Authority of Ghana.
The works included all reinforced concrete and building works for the fuel tanks, switch yard, main control building, turbines foundations, by-pass stack, step-up transformers, overhead cranes, plant maintenance warehouse, garage, laboratory and administraion building, industrial service building, fresh water storage reservoir, fuel treatment building, steel structure pipe rack, site development and external works.
The total civil works constructed by SONITRA amounted to about 23 million dollars.

The El Canada Hydroelectric Power Plant of 46MW was commissioned on December 19, 2003.
The Project is located in the mountains near Quatzaltenango in Guatemala.
Solel Boneh International S.A., a subsidiary of SBI AG, was the EPC Contractor for the Project and General Electric with ABB were Subcontractors.
The Project includes a small Concrete Dam on the Samala River with an extension by an inflatable Rubber Dam, a long Concrete De-sander for sand settling, a 3.10m diameter Tunnel 1,200m long, an Artificial Operational Reservoir holding 250,000m3 of water, lined with polyethylene geo-membrane, a 1.85-2.10m diameter Steel Penstock, 2,300m long, a Power Station with two Pulton Turbines producing about 46MW, a Transformer Substation and 69KV high voltage Transmission Line, 4.1km long.
The Project includes also about 5km new, asphalt paved mountainous roads.
All the elements of the Project are controlled by a Computerized Control System, connected also to the Control Center in Guatemala City.
The total Project cost was US$ 45 million and it was completed within a record time of two years.
The Client was “Energia Global de Costa Rica”, which belongs to ENEL – The Electrical Company of Italy.