Efacec, together with COMSA and MUNCK, won an international tender for the construction of the Odense Light Rail in Denmark. In this consortium Efacec is responsible for carrying out the entire electromechanical components of this project. The project has a value of nearly 47 million euros ($55.42 million) for Efacec, which reflects the dimension and the integration of solutions that will be provided by the Portuguese company.
This business reinforces Efacec’s position in Europe, where the company recorded a 31 percent growth in orders in the first seven months of the year. Compared with the same period last year, the turnover increased from 122 million euros to 160 million euros.
The Odense Light Rail will have 14 kilometers of line, 26 surface stations, a command center, 14 vehicles and 51 crossings. It is expected to carry 35,000 passengers daily and is planned to be operational by 2020.
Until now this is the light rail project that integrates the widest amount of Efacec’s services and capacities. Traction substations, catenary, signaling, communications, public information, video surveillance, telephony, vehicle location and fleet management and the control center will all be Efacec’s responsibility. Efacec was the company chosen, due to the technical and financial superiority of its proposal, in what was a very long and competitive international tender, that involved the largest international players in the sector.
In addition to the Odense Light Rail, Efacec was involved as well in the construction of the Oporto Metro, in Portugal, the Dublin Light Rail, in Ireland, and the Bergen Metro, in Norway. Efacec has focused heavily on the European market, where it has collaborated with the continent most demanding clients. Europe already accounts for about half of Efacec’s turnover.
Efacec is a Portuguese company with a strong international presence that produces products for power transmission and distribution (adapters, service, high and medium voltage switchgear and automation gear) for the Energy, Environmental, Industry and Railway sectors and develops energy charging solutions for Electrical Mobility.
