Assignment name

Lender´s Engineering services for a new CCGT 450 MW unit at Elektrenai, Lithuania, owned by AB Lietuvos Elektrine

Name of the client

FICHTNER GmbH, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development - EBRD

Short description

AB Lietuvos Elektrine (Company) is constructing 450 MW CCGT at Lithuanian Power Plant, in the town of Elektrenai. The construction cost is estimated at 360.37 million EUR with 71 million EUR to be provided by the Bank within the framework of the Loan Agreement signed with the Company in February 2010.

Services provided by company

Performance of the engineering services on behalf of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (Bank):

• Review and opine on the construction and operational arrangements;
• Monitor the construction and commissioning, reporting on a quarterly basis, including the implementation of the corporate Environmental and Social Action Plan and project’s Environmental and Social Management and Monitoring Plan that were agreed with the Client as part of the original loan agreement;
• Review the operations and the certificates of completion;
• Provide the advice required by the Bank in order that (i) it can make the disbursements in accordance with the loan agreement, (ii) it can be concluded that covenants in the Loan Agreement are fulfilled. The Lender’s Engineer provides a review of Project construction progress and quality. During the site visits the Consultant performs tasks necessary to review the contractor's procedures, schedule variance, and quality assurance/quality control implementation.

Technical data

450 MW CCGT

Country, location within country

Lithuania, Elektrenai

Date beginning/completion

8.2010 - 12.2012

Technology

CCGT

Type of service

LE

Staff involved in the project

HAVRAN Svetozár

KOTRUS Marian