AtkinsRealis Group Inc. announced that it has been awarded a seven-year contract by Rio Tinto for the refurbishment of the Isle-Maligne hydropower plant in Alma, Quebec. AtkinsRealis will provide execution engineering, integrated procurement, and construction management services to extend the hydropower plant's operational life for decades to come. Commissioned in 1926 as the world's largest hydropower plant, Isle-Maligne1 is set to undergo a comprehensive refurbishment.
AtkinsRealis' cross-regional teams will use cutting-edge technologies and best practices to replace eight of the 12 turbine-alternator groups and upgrade corresponding water passages, along with the architectural, structural, electrical, and mechanical elements of the balance of the plant. Past hydropower plant refurbishment mandates by AtkinsRealis include the Rio Tinto's Shipshaw Expansion Project, OOPG's Calabogie Redevelopment project, and BC Hydro's John Hart Generating Station Replacement project.
