Fray Bentos, Uruguay — 2005/2007
Client: UPM – Botnia Mill
Botnia, Europe’s second-largest pulp producer with five mills in Finland, began building its first pulp mill in Uruguay in early 2003, when Botnia agreed to acquire 60% of Compañía Forestal Oriental.
Consolidation of the Uruguay-based company Botnia S.A.
In May 2005, Ingener joined a select group of national and international companies to carry out engineering works in 4 key areas of the project:
– Complete electromechanical installation of the Pulp Drying Machine as a subcontractor to Andritz. Over 9 months, 169 technicians installed the pulp drying machine, with an installed capacity of 22 MVA. The works included more than 15,000 m of cable trays, 270,000 m of cable laid, 1,200 motors, 10,000 terminations, 1,800 instrumentation loops and 3,000 m of stainless steel instrumentation piping, totaling more than 180,000 man-hours.
– Electromechanical installation for the Balance of Plant (BOP), under a direct contract with Botnia. Over 10 months, 85 technicians carried out various BOP works, including more than 22,500 m of cable trays, 123,000 m of cable laid, 100 m of busways, more than 3,000 terminations and UPS installation, totaling more than 85,000 man-hours.
– HV and MV power distribution installation, as a subcontractor to Vaasa Engineering Oy. Over 7 months, 25 technicians installed the 150 kV substation, the GIS substation connecting 2 Siemens 33 kV generators and the 22 kV internal distribution substation (57 bays), and supplied the steel structure for the 150 kV substation and MV cable. The works included the installation of 1 transformer 1×63 MVA-150/33 kV, 2 transformers 2×85 MVA-33/11.5 kV, 58 metal-clad 33 kV switchgear panels (SF6, GIS), and AC and DC auxiliary services, totaling more than 20,000 man-hours.
– Design, detailed engineering, execution and commissioning of the temporary power network and perimeter and road lighting, as well as management of the temporary power network. Over 28 months, 32 technicians installed LV substations to supply power to the entire site 24 hours a day. Installation features: 3 substations of 2,000 kVA, 3 substations of 1,000 kVA, 1 substation of 630 kVA, 1 substation of 200 kVA, 40,000 m of cable laid, 60 temporary panels installed and 900 luminaires installed, totaling more than 75,000 man-hours.
