DUSHANBE, February 27, 2013, Asia-Plus — On Friday February 22, Tajik Ambassador to Germany Imomuddin Sattorov held talks in Berlin with senior representatives from German Water and Energy (GWE) and ANDRTITZ HYDRO, the Tajik MFA information department reports.
Sattorov’s meeting with Mr. Bernhard Reichelt, Director of German Water and Energy, reportedly focused on the possibility of participation of German companies in implementation of projects aimed at enhancing energy and transportation sectors in Tajikistan.
GWE representative showed interest in implementation of specific projects in sectors like hydropower, construction of residential and industrial facilities, as well as use of modern technologies for generation of ecologically pure energy and rational use of water-and-energy resources of Tajikistan, the source said.
Sattorov and Reinhardt Muller-Tehnau, senior representative of ANDRITZ HYDRO, reportedly considered issued related to prospects of cooperation between Tajikistan and that company in the field of hydropower. The sides outlined construction, rehabilitation and modernization of hydroelectric power plants as well as development of schemes for joint financing of hydroelectricity projects as areas of cooperation between Tajikistan and ANDRTIZ HYDRO.
German Water and Energy (GWE) is a group of international companies. The core of the GWE activities reportedly lies in development, production and distribution of high quality products for the exploration, extraction, transportation and distribution of water. In 2007 the GWE group has been acquired by BAUER AG for their newly established BAUER RECOURCES DIVISION. This division is active in the fields of environment, energy, water and raw materials. It is subdivided into materials (GWE) mining and environment. Each subdivision consists of several group members.
ANDRITZ HYDRO, which is part of international technology Group ANDRTIZ, is a global market leader in the supply of plants, equipment, and services for hydropower stations, the pulp and paper industry, for solid/liquid separation in the municipal and industrial sectors, the steel industry, as well as for the production of animal feed and biomass pellets. It promotes hydropower as the most economical form of renewable energy. In close cooperation with its customers, ANDRITZ HYDRO reportedly elaborates long-lived, environmentally friendly concepts. Headquartered in Vienna, Austria, the ANDRITZ GROUP has more than 50 locations in 20 countries worldwide The company is organized in five main divisions: Large Hydro; Service & Rehab; Compact Hydro; Generator Turbo; and Pumps.
