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51 JUNE 2017 WWW.MOTA-ENGIL.COM
MOTA-ENGIL
INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION
OF THE YEAR
MOTA-ENGIL ENTERS IHSSAN KHALIFEH TANZANIA
THE UNITED KINDOM'S A NEW LIFE A NEW CHALLENGE
MARKET IN PORTUGAL IN AFRICA
A Leader
with global vision.
25 3 278 Leader in European
Countries Continents Companies Portugal Top 30
With over 70 years of History, Mota-Engil has a business track record of excellence
in Portugal and in the world. Guided by a global and diversified strategy of success,
the Group operates in 25 countries, asserting itself with the competency and
innovation that made it national leader in the construction sector and a reference
at international level.
Mota-Engil. A world of inspiration
www.mota-engil.com
INDEX
06 14
INSTITUTIONAL Dam of Alto Tâmega,
one of the largest projects
INTERNATIONAL MOTA‑ENGIL ANGOLA WILL hydroelectrics in Europe
Corporation of the Year 06 EXECUTE A NEW PROJECT
in the Port of Cabinda 48
NET PROFIT OF MOTA‑ENGIL DIVERSIFIES
50 million euros in 2016 08 its activity in Mozambique 52
GENERAL SHAREHOLDERS MEETING MOTA‑ENGIL IS RESPONSIBLE
Results of 2016 10 for the Port Project in Cape Verde 56
14 62
EUROPE LATIN AMERICA
MOTA‑ENGIL IN ONE OF MOTA-ENGIL MEXICO LEADING
42
THE LARGEST with state-of-the-art Soluctions 62 Tanzania, a new challenge
Hydroelectrics projects in Europe 14 in Africa
THE RIGHT INVESTMENT
IHSSAN KHALIFEH in the management of
a true life examples 16 environmental services in Mexico 64
MOTA‑ENGIL PARTICIPATES
IN THE ELECTRIFICATION NEW AWARDS
of the Minho Railway 18 in Peru 70
MOTA‑ENGIL ENTERS INSTALLATION OF BRIDGE
the United Kindom's market 21 in record time 74
NATIONAL WASTE FORUM EGF ECB COMPLETED TIPLAM
definition of the national strategy 24 project for Vale 75
TRIAZA INAUGURATES 64
Non-Hazardous Waste Treatment
Centre of Azambuja 34 80 GISA: The right investment in the
Management of Environmental
PEOPLE Services in Mexico
42 NEW EDITON OF START@ME 80
AFRICA
TANZANIA
82
a new challenge in Africa 42
MOTA-ENGIL ENSURES NEW ROAD PORTO COM SENTIDO
infrastructure project in Angola 43 MAMF Exhibits 67 Works 82
MASTHEAD
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THE FOLLOWING CONTRIBUTED IN THIS EDITION
Alexandra Pericão · Ana Loureiro · Ana Pires · Carlos Garibay · Danilo do Prado · Duarte Braga · Hugo Maçãs · Joana Viegas · Katarzyna
Dobranzka · Lia Ascaciabar · Lóide Almeida · Luís Filipe Monteiro · Luís Moreira da Silva · Luís Tomás · Manuel Mota · Nuno Heitor · Paula
Coutinho · Paulo Costa · Paulo Pereira · Pedro Branquinho · Pedro Couceiro · Regina Sequeira · Rui Laia · Sandra Regufe · Susana Guerreiro ·
Vicente de Paula Junior
OPENING MESSAGE
CEO MESSAGE
RATING
OF EXPERTISE
GONÇALO MOURA MARTINS
Chief Executive Officer
T
his edition of SINERGIA focuses on the Group’s internationalisation,
”
not only because an independent entity recently recognized the
work regarding the expansion and the diversification of the Group,
but also – and above all – because the Group is closer than ever to achieve it's
ongoing, unfinished challenge to conquer, as a whole, it's aspiration to grow,
Our goal in mitigate risk through diversification and make itself resilient to different
global economic scenarios.
every process
of internationalisation: This challenge can only be achieved through geographic diversification
creating long-lasting rooted in the meticulous management of each project and business, focusing
on profitability and on the creation of future value for the organisation.
relationships of trust But above all, this challenge can only be fully achieved through expertise.
which are resilient in
difficult times and ensuring Therefore, in this edition of SINERGIA, we are featuring some of our
most diverse projects in progress in different countries and, especially,
that our stakeholders demonstrating the high standard of quality and technical expertise we bring
in every market know that to every new project.
Mota‑Engil will always
be there to meet Indeed, this has been the underlying premise of the Group’s internationalisation
project: guaranteeing, in every market and every new project, the same
the challenges. degree of excellence that made us leaders in Portugal and a European
benchmark in the construction and infrastructure management, as well
as in the environment industries.
“ Along with the business dynamics that we need to offer to compete in the
global market where we operate, SINERGIA also presents initiatives for
developing the human capital, innovation and social responsibility to which
we are committed in every community we work in.
This sense of commitment and local engagement has allowed us to achieve
our goal in every process of internationalisation: creating long-lasting
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”
relationships of trust which are resilient in difficult times and ensuring
that our stakeholders in every market know that Mota‑Engil will always
be there to meet the challenges, regardless of the context or difficulties
of their clients, acting in partnership and with a strong sense of commitment
at all times.
At a time when much
It has been with this attitude and focus that Mota‑Engil has succeeded is said about ratings
in executing its long-term strategic vision each time it enters a new
market. The sense of commitment and our proven expertise on the ground,
between economies (...),
underpinned by a culture of work and 70 years of cumulative knowledge i would say that it was
and experience to be passed down to each new generation, are also crucial. our rating of expertise
that has allowed Mota‑Engil
Although we come from a small European country less able to compete
globally with other countries, our intense dedication and commitment to to be chosen for some
achieve what others sometimes believe is impossible has been our gateway of the largest projects
for winning projects of noteworthy size and complexity, such as the most underway in Africa
recent examples of Rwanda, Tanzania, Mozambique and even Mexico.
and Latin America in the
This is the result we have achieved in recent years, which we are confident Infrastruture industry.
that, starting in 2018, with the help of a more positive economic setting,
will allow us to achieve the goals we have set for 2020.
At a time when much is said about ratings between economies, and in a
highly competitive society between countries on a global scale, i would say
that it was our rating of expertise that has allowed Mota‑Engil to be chosen
for some of the largest projects underway in Africa and Latin America in the
Infrastruture industry.
“
As we discuss in this edition, we also have dam construction and railway
modernisation projects underway in Portugal, showing the country’s
return on Public Investment, which we hope will consolidate to drive the
economic growth most recently envisioned for the Portuguese economy
by international entities.
THIS EDITION
Rooted in our knowledge and expertise, we must give continuity to the process
OF SINERGIA
of internationalising the Group's know-how.
FOCUSES ON:
If today we are recognised worldwide in the area of engineering and in
segments such as the construction of dams, roads and railways, we must
• Group’s internationalisation;
also be recognised in the area of the environment where, through EGF
and SUMA, we are a European benchmark due to our existing knowledge • Initiatives for developing the
and technology, with the ambition and ability to increase our presence human capital, innovation and
social responsibility;
in the globe.
• Dam construction and railway
Above all, we must keep working as a Group, cohesive and sustained modernisation projects
by the strategy laid out for 2020. underway in Portugal;
• Environmental services where,
We have responded to the growing demands of the market, either through through EGF and SUMA,
the quality that sets us apart, as thanks to the the wide range of services we are a European benchmark.
that Mota‑Engil is proud to be able to ensure.
SINERGIA 51 JUNE 2017 05
INSTITUTIONAL
INSTITUTIONAL
INTERNATIONAL
CORPORATION
OF THE YEAR
MOTA‑ENGIL WAS DISTINGUISHED AMONG
WORLD-RENOWNED MULTINATIONALS.
M
ota-Engil has been In the category in which Mota‑Engil with regard to the business in Africa in
distinguished at the AFRICA was distinguished, Coca-Cola, Siemens, the short term and its main challenges.
CEO FORUM Awards with the Allianz, Orange and Vitol were also Manuel Mota explained that “today, we
INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION OF nominated, which clearly reveals high have a portfolio that enables us to look
THE YEAR prize, which it shares equally standards in the selection of companies to the future with serenity and to design
with Allianz. The award ceremony took renowned for their operation in Africa. sustainable growth for the business over
place in Geneva, where the Group the next few years”.
was represented by Manuel Mota, For Manuel Mota, “this prize is an
CEO of Mota‑Engil Africa. exceptional recognition for Mota‑Engil, When asked about the biggest challenges,
and one that puts it on a par with the Manuel Mota stated that “over this
This is one of the most important events main companies operating in Africa. past year we have achieved greater
on the African business calendar, Internally, it is also the recognition of diversification of the customer base and
bringing together the most influential the work being carried out and which greater integration of business know-how
CEOs of companies operating in Africa. will enable to resume growth this year among the various markets, enabling
The initiative gives participants the in the operation in Africa”. leveraging work experience in specific
chance to exchange experiences and areas in a few markets in the search for
opinions about the issues affecting their In view of the expectation of growth, new opportunities and new clients in the
companies' economic development. we asked Manuel Mota to share his vision markets where we operate. For example,
06
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we have a wide experience in mining that we've been working on. The clients’ Every year, the AFRICA CEO FORUM
in Mozambique, Malawi, and Zimbabwe, openness to these solutions, both via recognises the companies and investors
which is important to extend in the rest PPPs and via direct funding to the who have marked the year in Africa.
of the region. However, it is true that Government by multilateral entities or The event is attended by specialists from
many of the countries where we operate by commercial banking is also of great financial markets and, this year, received
have a variety of clients in this industry importance to us. However, above all else, over 500 CEOs from around the globe, as
far higher than the one in Mozambique, and in spite of the contracts awarded well as various bankers and hundreds of
Malawi and Zimbabwe. The Railway and for large projects, it is important for the internationally-renowned personalities.
Electromechanical Industries are other company to maintain focus on its daily
examples of areas where the scope of the activity and on the importance of regular
activity in this region can be expanded”. contracts in various markets to maintain
sustainable performance and growth.
The Holding’s Director and CEO of Large projects are opportunities, but they
Mota‑Engil Africa has a vision of the are opportunities to make a leap that has
market that is very relevant: “in the public to be accompanied by greater presence
sector, the crucial factor today and for the and consistency with regard to the regular
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future is, without a doubt, the structuring opportunities that the multiple markets
Manuel Mota received the award
of funding for clients, and this is an area provide us”. on behalf of Mota‑Engil
SINERGIA 51 JUNE 2017 07
INSTITUTIONAL
INSTITUCIONAL
NET PROFIT OF
50 MILLION EUROS
IN 2016
MOTA‑ENGIL REMAINS AMONG THE BEST-IN-CLASS
AT EUROPEAN LEVEL.
I
n a difficult context in several reaching 839 million euros, Africa European construction companies
major countries where the 709 million euros and Latin America in terms of operating profitability.
Group operates, the results 729 million euros. As a result, the Group
achieved in 2016 reflect Mota‑Engil’s is better prepared to respond in times Thus, and with significant impact
resilience and ability to achieve the when different dynamics are experienced motivated by the non-recurring effect from
strategic goals set out, namely efficient in the different continents. the sale of assets, the Group reached a net
management of working capital, profit of 50 million euros in 2016.
investment control and execution Regarding the contribution to the
of the sale of assets. EBITDA, Mota‑Engil Africa should be Within the financial component, the
highlighted. Despite its 15% decrease reduction of net debt by 20%, representing
Turnover reached 2.2 billion euros, a value in turnover, the EBITDA increased by 296 million euros, stands out, with this
hindered by exchange rate variations, with 5%, and the year ended with a very indicator amounting to 1,159 million euros.
the EBITDA margin remaining at 15%, positive margin of 26%. Regarding
in line with the previous year. Europe, it is worth noting the increase in With the end of the year of Mota‑Engil
EBITDA generated by the Environmental Group’s 70th anniversary, and looking
In terms of the Group’s performance, sphere, which amounted to 113 million towards the future, we should highlight the
emphasis should be given to the euros and registered a margin of 34%, 4.4 billion euros order book, a number that
growing balance in the contribution compared to 20% in the previous year, ensures the development of the Group’s
to the turnover from each of the regions contributing to maintaining Mota‑Engil activity in line with its strategic goals; some
where the Group operates, with Europe as best-in-class among the largest of the largest contracts announced in 2017
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A word of support
and incentive to the
continuation of the path
we are pursuing, certain
that Mota‑Engil
will find, in its union,
the strength it needs to
reach its proposed goals.
ANTÓNIO MOTA
Chairman
in Africa are not included in the value pursuing, certain that Mota‑Engil will
mentioned previously. find, in its union, the strength it needs
to reach its proposed goals”. TURNOVER
Looking ahead, the Chairman of
the Board of Directors, António Similarly, CEO Gonçalo Moura Martins
Mota, conveyed in his message in stated that “the group continues,
the Company's Report & Accounts, cohesively and as a whole, to project its
€2,210 M
“a word of support and incentive to future and shape its destiny as it has
the continuation of the path we are always done throughout its history”.
12M '16 12M '15
Europe
(Thousands of Euros)
TURNOVER 2,210,081 2,433,640 (9.2%)
€841 M
EBITDA 337,946 366,846 (7.9%)
EBIT 80,863 165,867 (51.9%)
Africa
Net financial income -102,617 -90,467 (13.4%)
Net income/losses from associated companies
Profit before tax
-2,130
76,886
67,123
97,793
(103.2%)
(23.1%)
€708 M
Consolidated net profit 67,507 52,131 25.4%
Attributable to:
Latin America
Non-controlling interests
€727 M
17,350 34,003 (50.1%)
THE GROUP 50,157 18,128 163.3%
SINERGIA 51 JUNE 2017 09
INSTITUTIONAL
INSTITUCIONAL
GENERAL SHAREHOLDERS MEETING
THE 2016 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
WERE APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY.
Representatives of Mota‑Engil’s shareholders met in a approval of the Management Report,
75.95% of the capital, General Assembly on 24 May, in the Balance Sheet and remaining financial
auditorium of Manuel António da Mota statements concerning the 2016 financial
corresponding to 77.09% Foundation, in Porto. year should be highlighted.
of the voting rights, were
present in this session. Representatives of 75.95% of the equity, The proposal for Profit Appropriation
corresponding to 77.09% of the voting involving the distribution of a
rights, attended this session. All items dividend amounting to 0.13 euros per
on the agenda were approved always share, and the Report on the Practices
with over 90% of the votes cast in the of Corporate Governance, were also
assembly meeting. The unanimous approved unanimously.
10INSTITUTIONAL
LINEAS
A NEW BRAND IN
MOTA‑ENGIL’S PORTFOLIO
Mota‑Engil’s At the end of 2016, Mota‑Engil Group, the business, if it becomes necessary
in conjunction with Novo Banco, sold to to work under this brand in the future.
communication Ardian, the largest European infrastructure It is not the case right now, since this
department fund, the concessions held by Ascendi in is a holding company”.
promoted the Portugal. The agreement established that
this entity would own the infrastructure For Mota‑Engil’s Communication
rebranding work
operator’s brand. Department, this was the second
from Ascendi Group rebranding project in one year after
to LINEAS. For this reason, Mota‑Engil’s Communication EGF had also needed to change its
Department promoted the rebranding of its brand to disassociate itself from the
entity that holds the existing assets in the Águas de Portugal group, after the
area of transport infrastructure concessions, company’s privatisation. Pedro Arrais
with Ascendi Group now becoming Lineas. characterised the process as “very
positive due to the contribution it
As a result, all assets are now concentrated provided to the modernisation of EGF’s
under this new brand. image and due to the reinforcement
of the group feeling created between
For Pedro Arrais, Communications EGF and its subsidiaries”.
Director of Mota‑Engil, “the project
resulted from a contractual obligation in
the present; however, we worked on this
new identity looking ahead by establishing
the goal of creating a brand that is easy to
remember in order to create strong levels
of notoriety as well as a relationship with
SINERGIA 51 JUNE 2017 11INSTITUTIONAL
INSTITUTIONAL
COLLECTION OF MOTA‑ENGIL'S
MAJOR WORKS
EXPO‘98 WAS THE THEME OF THE
SECOND VOLUME.
I
n an initiative promoted by in one of the most successful editions of the to build a better, more prosperous and
the Chairman of the Board of international exposition ever. developed country”. Additionally, António
Directors, a collection of books Mota states that “to relive what is recounted
on construction works and events that Aiming at being faithful to history, in the book strengthens the conviction in
shaped the history of Mota‑Engil Group and rigorous in the details concerning human ability”, considering the challenge
was created. engineering and use of technology at the this project posed to the country and from
time, the importance of the Portuguese which Portugal came out as a clear winner.
After the first volume dedicated to the Engineering’s role is duly and fairly
work of regularisation of the Mondego highlighted by Carlos Oliveira Santos, In order to enrich the project, the book
River, a remarkable project since it enabled the author of this volume, and of the also includes testimonials from highly
the then Mota e Companhia to assert itself previous one. recognised public figures who actively
in one of Portugal’s largest works in the participated in the execution of this major
20th century, the second book focused on As mentioned by António Mota in the project that was Expo ‘98, carried out in a
the projects carried out in the 1998 Lisbon preface, “history is memory, and these short amount of time and involving all the
World Exposition – Expo ‘98. times when the result of the work of Portuguese society.
thousands of people are put to paper, help
In a project of great importance in us to reflect on the past, but also to look to
modernising Portugal’s image at the the future, projecting how our experience
international level, and which offered and accumulated knowledge can serve
Lisbon a new centrality, highlighting the
many and diverse works that Mota‑Engil
carried out during the end of the 90s
was a demanding exercise. It involved
the contribution of many of the Group’s In a project of great importance in modernising
employees who, through their testimonials, Portugal’s image at the international level, it was a
shared the experience and some of the demanding exercise and that involved the contribution
greatest achievements of this true national
of many of the Group’s employees.
ambition. It was a dream that became reality
12WORKS' HISTORY
Book of Expo '98
1
WORKS' HISTORY
Book of Baixo Mondego
EXPO'98
Collection of Major Works
Another book that tells
the story of one of the
key‑moments of the
Mota‑Engil Group history.
1
Aerial image during
the construction period
2
2 Aerial image after the
construction period
SINERGIA 51 JUNE 2017 13EUROPE
PORTUGAL
MOTA‑ENGIL IN ONE
OF THE LARGEST
HYDROELECTRIC
PROJECTS IN EUROPE
ALTO TÂMEGA DAM IN THE NORTHERN PORTUGAL, IS THE NEXT
TO BE BUILT AS PART OF A TRACK RECORD THAT SPANS DECADES.
Venda Nova III dam and the construction Iberdrola’s Alto Tâmega system represents
of the Foz Tua dam, the Alto Tâmega dam one of the largest hydroelectric projects
will be Mota‑Engil’s new hydroelectric carried out in Europe, with its installed
project, which will have a double-curved power generating an annual production
concrete arch structure with a height of of 1,800 gigawatt-hour (GWh), equivalent
106.5 metres, in addition to the external to 4% of Portugal’s consumption.
hydroelectric power station, which will
be located near the dam and includes two AN EXPERIENCE THAT SPEAKS
generator groups of 80 MW each for the FOR ITSELF
production of electrical energy. In a technical area where Portuguese
I
berdrola, one of the largest engineering is recognised worldwide,
utilities in the world, recently Additionally, the consortium will build Mota‑Engil, as the clear leader in the
awarded the Portuguese-Spanish the power station’s hydraulic circuit, the construction industry in Portugal,
consortium composed of Mota‑Engil, works for the river’s diversion and the has a vast experience of hydroelectric
Acciona and Edivisa the contract, tunnel for access to the processing unit. works, with the execution of over
amounting to 110 million euros, for the The Gouvães intake tunnel will have a 40 dam projects built in eight countries
construction of the Alto Tâmega dam, length of approximately 4.7 kilometres (Portugal, Angola, Namibia, Malawi,
with an additional contract for the same and a diameter of 7.3 metres when coated Cape Verde, Tunisia, Peru and Brazil).
infrastructure, concerning the construction with concrete, and the excavation will be In each new project, the company seeks
of the plant’s intake tunnel, amounting carried out on four work fronts at the same to implement the most efficient solutions
to 50 million euros. time. The collection structure located in for the highest optimisation in its
the Gouvães reservoir, in the Torno River, execution, according to the defined goals,
After recently completing, in Portugal, the floodgate well and other ancillary in a true partnership with the clients,
the works for the power expansion of the works will also be built. nurtured from the start.
14SOME EXEMPLES OF DAMS
1
2 3
1
Dam of Pedrogão
2
Dam of Calueque
3
Dam of Venda Nova
4
4
Dam of Alto Lindoso
HYDRAULIC EXPERIENCE
NAME COUNTRY TYPE NAME COUNTRY TYPE NAME COUNTRY TYPE
Maranon Dam Peru Concrete Wall Bouçais Dam Portugal Concrete Wall Paredes Carregal Portugal Concrete Wall
Foz Tua Dam Portugal Concrete Wall Pinhel Dam Portugal Concrete Wall Nunes Dam Portugal Concrete Wall
Calueque Dam Angola Concrete Wall Minutos Dam Portugal Earthwall Dam Ponte do Bico Portugal Concrete Wall
Venda Nova III Portugal Concrete Wall R'Mil Dam Tunisia RCC Dam Caldeirão Dam Portugal Concrete Wall
Lichenza Dam Malawi RCC Dam Ribeiradio Dam Portugal Concrete Wall Alto Lindoso Portugal Concrete Wall
Ferradosa Dam Portugal Concrete Wall Penacova Dam Portugal Concrete Wall Ouvadas Dam Portugal Concrete Wall
Pedrogão Dam Portugal Concrete Wall Sabugal Dam Portugal Earthwall Dam Ermida Dam Portugal Concrete Wall
Venda Nova II Portugal Tunnel Vermiosa Dam Portugal Earthwall Dam Vila Viçosa Dam Portugal Concrete Wall
Vila Cova Dam Portugal Concrete Wall Alfaiates Dam Portugal Earthwall Dam Torrão Dam Portugal Concrete Wall
Rabaçal dam Portugal Concrete Wall Odeleite Dam Portugal Earthwall Dam Lucefit Dam Portugal Earthwall Dam
Fagilde Dam Portugal Concrete Wall Vigia Dam Portugal Earthwall Dam
SINERGIA 51 JUNE 2017 15EUROPE
PORTUGAL
IHSSAN KHALIFEH,
A TRUE LIFE EXAMPLE
THANKS TO HIS MERIT AND DEDICATION, HE JOINED MOTA‑ENGIL
AND FULFILLED THE DREAM HE BROUGHT FROM SYRIA OF WORKING
IN A WORLD-CLASS CONSTRUCTION COMPANY.
I
hssan Khalifeh is a young Syrian After the internship where he followed
who studied Civil Engineering up the works for the expansion of
at Yarmouk Private University, motorway A1, in Gaia, he was invited
in Damascus, when the war in Syria started. to work with the Group. Ihssan
recognizes that “the assistance from my
After an urgent application for a mentor, José Balsas, the construction
scholarship, in March 2014 he travelled manager, was crucial, not only during
aboard a Portuguese military plane that the preparation of the internship’s
brought him from the Syrian capital to report, but also because he gave me the
Portugal. At the time, he had his sights opportunity to continue working in the
on Lisbon, but soon became amazed by company”. Regarding the construction
the university town of Aveiro, where work where he did the internship and
he was enrolled in the masters in Civil worked, he explains that “it was enticing
Engineering and was very well received since, in addition to paving, it also has
by both colleagues and professors. structures, underpasses, walls etc”.
After a successful academic career Ihssan Khalifeh does not know exactly
IHSSAN KHALIFEH and a master’s thesis, in which he when he learned Portuguese, but
had a grade of 18 out of 20, on “Road he remembers that when he joined
paving using hot bituminous mixture”, Mota‑Engil, he was already proficient
a technique that enables better drainage in writing and, as such, asked his
and run-off of water on roads, Ihssan colleagues not to talk to him in English.
Khalifeh joined Mota‑Engil Engenharia It took just a few months to start correctly
e Construção team. speaking Portuguese, to “be able to ask
16Receiving the invitation
to work here was an
incredible feeling since this
was my first choice! I like
the company and the fact
that the Group is always
looking for new markets
and more challenges.
I always wanted to work in
an international company!
IHSSAN KHALIFEH
many questions, in order to learn more parents and sister, who live in Jordan, Attentive to the world around us and
about Engineering”. and whom I visited in 2015". with the solidarity that characterises
it, Mota‑Engil is one of the companies
About choosing Mota‑Engil, the answer Currently, the young engineer is living supporting the Global Platform for
is simple and straightforward: “When in Porto with two older brothers. Academic Emergency Assistance to
I arrived in Portugal, I did my research However, this situation will soon Syrian Students, an initiative of the
to determine which were the best change because Ihssan will take on former President of the Republic Jorge
construction companies; thus, when my the challenge of being Deputy Director Sampaio, which has brought several
advisor said I could have an internship, of a new project of Mota‑Engil: the Syrian refugees to Portugal so they
I immediately suggested contacting Sanitary Landfill for Eastern Algarve, could continue their studies.
Mota‑Engil. Afterwards, receiving the in the region of Loulé.
invitation to work here was an incredible As for Ihssan Khalifeh, who is now
feeling since this was my first choice! Ihssan Khalifeh states that he follows 25 years old, he has his whole life ahead
I like the company and the fact that the Syria’s situation daily and he does of him, to build as he pleases.
Group is always looking for new markets so with hope, but feels “ready to be
and more challenges. I always wanted away from his family”. For this reason,
to work in an international company!” currently Ihssan has no plans of going
back to his country: “I believe I am on
In the plane that brought him to the right track in my career and am very
Portugal, there were 40 other people, much enjoying working at Mota‑Engil
young people with whom Ihssan and living in Portugal. It is a beautiful
remains in contact because “it is a way and peaceful country with everything
to maintain a connection with the home I enjoy, with good beaches, mountains
country, although I regularly talk to my and excellent food”, he emphasises.
SINERGIA 51 JUNE 2017 17EUROPE
PORTUGAL
MOTA‑ENGIL PARTICIPATES
IN THE ELECTRIFICATION
OF THE MINHO RAILWAY
THE PROJECT WILL ALLOW INCREASING
FREIGHT CAPACITY.
The fact that the project
I
n order to improve the sector, in the proposed technical solutions,
focuses on a railway the Portuguese Government Mota‑Engil won the tender and will
has implemented the 2016– demonstrate that it always meets the
axis with considerable 2020 Rail Investment Plan, in which the greatest challenges for the country's
movement, increases the modernisation of the Minho Railway is development. The works of the Project
challenge for Mota‑Engil. noteworthy since it aims to improve and for the Electrification of the Minho
increase the mobility of people and goods Railway between Nine and Viana do
in the regions of Greater Porto and Alto Castelo (with intervention also in the
Minho, and between these and Galicia. technical stations) have already started.
As a company with great know-how Integrated into the comprehensive network
and proven examples of top quality, of the Trans-European Transport Network
execution strictness and competitiveness (TEN-T), the project of the Minho Railway
18NATIONAL RAILWAY NETWORK | 2013 NATIONAL RAILWAY NETWORK | 2020-2022
Electrification Electrification
STRATEGIC PLAN FOR
TRANSPORT AND
With voltage of 25 kV/50Hz With voltage of 25 kV / 50 Hz
INFRASTRUCTURE
With DC voltage of 1500 V Not electrified
Not electrified
In 2015, the Portuguese
New Connection
Viseu - Beira Alta
Railway
Government approved the final
revised version of the Strategic Plan
for Transport and Infrastructure
(PETI3+) for the 2014–2020 period,
with a total investment that will
exceed six billion euros, and
which includes the 2016–2020 Rail
Investment Plan.
Concerning the rail sector,
the investment in priority projects
amounts to 2,639 million euros,
61% of which are estimated to
New Connection
Sines - South Railway
potentially be funded by EU funds
and 39% of which via national
co-financing.
1 2
Caption: Characteristics Caption: Forecast SOURCE: Ministério da Economia
of the national railway of the national railway
network in 2013 network in 2020/22
is a top priority as it constitutes electrification in the alternating current for the crossing of longer trains with
a relevant strategic cross-border system to 25 kV/ 50 Hz, station and more carriages than those currently
connection for the country, in particular halt layout changes of the Nine – Viana travelling on the line. Additionally,
for the northern region of Portugal and do Castelo stretch, waterproofing of the efficiency of electric trains is
a support for the movements of goods the existing tunnels along the stretch, incomparably higher and the operating
and passengers arriving or departing heightening and widening of the existing costs are much lower. It will also be better
from Spain. Due to being located near the passenger platforms, construction of the for the passengers because electric trains
port of Leixões (a key infrastructure of the cable tray on platforms and on the line provide greater comfort, with smoother
Atlantic corridor), the Minho Railway also track, lowering of the platform in the starting and braking”.
ensures, from an intermodal/multimodal areas with overhead crossings to make
perspective, the flow of goods between the overhead line compatible with the However, the fact that the project focuses
the port of Leixões and Spain, namely existing engineering structures. on a railway axis with considerable
the region of Galicia; and as such should movement, both of goods and of
be considered a complementary axis With regard to the execution, the passengers, increases the challenge for
to the Atlantic Corridor. construction manager, Paulo Costa, Mota‑Engil regarding the minimisation
explains that one of the main advantages of the project’s impact on the regular
Amounting to around 16 million euros of this intervention is that “it will enable movement of the trains. “We have
and with a completion deadline of increasing the freight transport capacity constraints associated with the fact this
540 days, the intervention project by over 50% since some of the technical is a single track with considerable traffic,
in the Minho Railway includes the stations will be widened to allow namely of goods, which limits the time
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country, at the operational, economic, The next step for the modernisation of the
environmental and safety levels. In terms Minho Railway will be electrification of
of circulation, the modernisation of the the Viana do Castelo – Valença, currently
railway will enable the movement of in tender phase.
freight trains with lengths of 750 metres,
and will also increase the efficiency
of the transport system through better
fleet management, contributing to the
reduction of operating and maintenance
costs of the railway operators.
The introduction of new operating
models in the passenger trains will also
bring clear benefits in the reduction of
PAULO COSTA
journey times (about 30 minutes in the Mota‑Engil has a
inter-regional service between Porto
Construction Manager proven track record
and Valença, currently between 120
and 132 minutes) and in the elimination in the rail sector at
of the transhipment in Nine. the international
frame for closing the track during the level, in several of the
night to carry out the work. There is It has been several years since
also the issue regarding the movement important rail works have been carried
countries where we
of passengers and the fact that we have out in our country; but I believe this operate, and thus the
to change the routes of entry and exit could be the beginning of a new cycle. company is obviously
in the station itself and in the platforms "Mota‑Engil has a proven track record
for train access. Additionally, we must in the rail sector at the international
very well prepared
not forget that we are also on a line that level, in several of the countries where for new challenges
crosses a few towns. It is a factor which we operate, and thus the company is arising in Portugal.
must be taken into account since there obviously very well prepared for new
are buildings practically neighbouring challenges arising in Portugal", claims
the railway”, stated Paulo Costa. Paulo Costa. "We have the resources,
both human and equipment." "That
These intervention works in the Minho is why we are always prepared. Let
Railway are of great importance the opportunity arise and we will
PAULO COSTA
to the northern region and to the do the work!”, he concludes. Contruction Manager
20UNITED KINGDOM
MOTA‑ENGIL ENTERS
THE UNITED KINGDOM’S
MARKET
GLAN AGUA IS A LEADER IN THE IRISH MARKET AND NOW
EXPANDS ITS ACTIVITY TO ENGLAND.
Glan Agua, present in Ireland for conditions to expand its operation to the to the tenders it includes and, for MEIC,
10 years and market leader in the design, entire United Kingdom. to ensure strong business relationships
construction, operation and maintenance with some of the main construction
of Water and Waste Water Treatment Contacted by Sinergia, the market’s groups present in the market and some
Plants, was awarded the first contract in manager, Luís Moreira da Silva, mentions of the smaller local companies, to begin
the United Kingdom with the Irton Water that “the signing of this first contract the activity and acquire the necessary
Treatment Works project of the Morgan is merely symbolic, but justifies the market skills. All of this is accomplished
Sindall Sweco Joint Venture. adopted strategy of focusing on the by winning contracts and extending our
United Kingdom’s market as a whole, business activity to the different industries
The contract includes the design-and-build instead of focusing on a single region. and geographies”.
of a Water Treatment Plant that The water industry in the United Kingdom
specialises in the treatment of pesticides is developed with 5-year regional
from agricultural activity. This is an area infrastructure investment plans, and
of increasing importance in projects Glan Agua, with its young and quite
in the United Kingdom, in a market innovative team, has been well received
segment in which Glan Agua can add and has guaranteed a few business
value due to its innovative nature and relationships with the main companies
experience acquired in the Irish market. operating in this industry. Due to its size
and certainty in investment, the United
The company of the Mota‑Engil Group Kingdom has all the potential to become
has achieved major progresses in other Glan Agua’s main market in the medium IRISH MARKET EXPANSION
parts of the United Kingdom and was term, crucial to increase the client
recently pre-qualified for projects of portfolio and reduce business risk”.
Northern Ireland Water, Yorkshire Water
and Affinity Water. The materialisation Additionally, Luís Moreira da Silva
of this first contract in the United mentions that for the near future, the
Kingdom reflects the investment made Mota‑Engil Group’s objective in this
last year through the opening of the market includes “positioning Glan Agua
new offices in Ireland and the opening in the consortia that will compete for
of facilities in the North of London, the management of the next investment
with the aim of endowing the Group with cycle, thus ensuring immediate access
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POLAND
FAJNY DOM
MOTA‑ENGIL CONTINUES
SUCCESSFUL PROJECT
ON KRAKOW
MOTA‑ENGIL CENTRAL EUROPE (MECE) IS BUILDING
PHASE 5 OF FAJNY DOM RESIDENTIAL.
In 2009, Mota‑Engil was Mota‑Engil Central Europe (MECE) is and underground areas specifically
building in Krakow phase 5 of Fajny devoted to bicycle parking.
awarded the Construction of Dom, a residential project that includes
the Year prize by the Polish the construction of 300 new apartments It should be noted that, in 2009,
Association of Engineers for in 7-storey buildings and distributed Mota‑Engil was awarded the Construction
the development of the among studios with 27 m 2, and two, of the Year prize by the Polish Association
three and four bedroom apartments, with of Engineers for the development of the
Fajny Dom original project. areas of 36, 50 and 75 m 2, respectively, Fajny Dom original project. This is an
with each apartment having a green area important award bestowed for almost
on the ground floor. 30 years in Poland and which recognises
the construction quality fostered in
Fajny Dom is the first cyclist-friendly this project.
project in Krakow, having outside areas
22POLAND
MECE ACKNOWLEDGED
AS A SAFE COMPANY
THE PUBLIC AUTHORITY RESPONSIBLE FOR
LABOUR INSPECTION IN POLAND ANNOUNCED THE RESULTS
OF THE “BUILD SAFELY” CONTEST.
The public authority responsible for of the International Construction and
labour inspection in Poland announced Architecture Fair (BUDMA) programme.
the results of the “Build Safely” contest:
Mota‑Engil Central Europe (MECE) The award was received on behalf
was awarded second place for the of MECE by Rafal Luczak, head of the
construction of the Ostrow Wielkopolski Environment and Safety Department in
bypass on Motorway S11. S11’s construction work, acknowledging
the work carried out by the company
The ceremony took place in Poznan, and its focus on training in this key area
in a conference dedicated to safety in in order to ensure suitable work and
the construction sector, which was part safety conditions.
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PORTUGAL
NATIONAL WASTE FORUM
EGF ADVOCATES GREATER
DEFINITION OF THE
NATIONAL STRATEGY
EGF TOOK PART IN THE 11ST NATIONAL WASTE FORUM. FOR TWO
DAYS, THREATS, CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE NEXT
DECADE IN THE SECTOR WERE DISCUSSED.
F
our representatives of EGF in addition to the goals of material LOOKING AT THE MBTS AS PART
joined the panel of speakers recycling, and, consequently, EGF is OF THE SOLUTION
for the debates around the issue focusing on interpreting the directives on In order to comply with the European
of energy recovery, the goals defined in waste that will be adopted and transferred goals of diverting organic matter from
PERSU 2020, the Integrated System for to the entire European Union”. He also landfills and preparing it for reuse
the Management of Packaging Waste explained that “we must also bear in and recycling, the country invested
(SIGRE – Sistema Integrado de Gestão mind that there are two realities in the in mechanical and biological treatment
de Resíduos de Embalagens) and tariff country: on the one hand the reality of units (MBT) for the treatment of
regulation, where they called for greater Porto and Lisbon, and on the other, the unsorted municipal waste.
definition of the national strategy reality of the rest of the country, which has
regarding waste treatment and recovery other systems and where a technological EGF has 13 mechanical treatment
options in which to invest in Portugal. investment was made based on the units and 14 biological treatment units
mechanical and biological treatment units representing a high investment, aided
In this sense, and in the course of the (MBT). Therefore, this must be taken into by European funds that are in full use.
panel devoted to energy recovery, account and considered in the analysis In the panel devoted to the discussion
Ismael Gaspar, Chairman of the Board regarding what kind of solution to be around the PERSU 2020 national plan,
of Directors of EGF, argued that “energy adopted in solving the problem of the which defined widely contested targets
recovery is a scenario to consider, fraction of unsorted municipal waste". for all Municipal Waste Treatment
24Energy recovery is a
scenario to consider, in
addition to the goals of
material recycling, and,
consequently, EGF is
focusing on interpreting
the directives on waste
that will be adopted and
transferred to the entire
European Union.
ISMAEL GASPAR
Chairman of the Board of Directors of EGF
Systems, EGF’s Production Director, thus contributing to the fulfilment Marta Guerreiro, Head of EGF’s
Miguel Lisboa, argued that “there has of the targets for the next decade. Engineering Department, presented
been discussion around the role of This is my expectation”. the audience with facts and specific
MBTs in meeting the targets for 2025 examples faced by citizens and
and 2030, since, under the principles of WE GO TO GREAT LENGTHS TO RECYCLE businesses every day around which the
the Circular Economy, there will be an The topic of the new Integrated System discussion was centred: “we have the
increasing focus on selective collection, for the Management of Packaging Waste flow of selective collection and the flow
including the flows of organic matter. (SIGRE – Sistema Integrado de Gestão of unsorted collection, and after four
The future waste management model, de Resíduos de Embalagens) and its months since the new licenses came
based on the European guidelines and operationalisation was also a widely into effect, we still have no guarantee
on the established waste hierarchy, must discussed topic at the event. regarding any kind of outlet for the
result from a progressive adaptation materials coming from our mechanical
of the current model ensuring that At the beginning of the year, the and biological treatment units. We need
the investments made continue to dynamics of the new licences enabled the the whole system to be working for our
add value. The MBTs shall remain in entry of a second managing entity in the facilities to dispose of the materials and
activity, recovering recyclable items and sector, and soon a third, but the change work properly”, she explained.
diverting organic material from landfills still has undefined situations triggering Another controversial topic, which has not
through the production of compost and several consequences. yet been resolved, was also mentioned
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MECHANICAL by EGF’s representative concerning the those packages to private entities is
TREATMENT new licenses “that promote the removal a topic with many legal and technical
AND BIOLOGICAL of secondary packaging from SIGRE’s implications from the perspective of the
(TMB) UNITS scope, which may cause breaks of material entire investment and framework already
in the systems of approximately 60%”. drawn up.”
EGF has 13 mechanical treatment
units and 14 biological treatment In the panel devoted to the merits and EGF has thus sought to provide, as leader
units representing a high demerits of limiting sectors, EGF was in the waste sector in Portugal, with
investment, aided by European
funds that are in full use. represented by Marta Neves, Head of technical contributions in several areas
the Legal and Regulatory Department, that enable making the waste sector
where she stated that “investments evolve in an integrated way and aligning
were made by the municipalities, with the national strategy with the European
public and community funds, towards directives, the rationalisation and the
the treatment of municipal waste under optimisation of the investments carried
1,100 litres being performed by public out throughout the past few years by the
entities. Extending the collection of various systems operating in Portugal.
13 UNITS
MECHANICAL
TREATMENT
EGF
14 UNITS
BIOLOGICAL
TREATMENT
EGF
In order to comply with the European goals
of diverting organic matter from landfills and
preparing it for reuse and recycling, the country
invested in mechanical and biological treatment
units for the treatment of unsorted municipal waste.
26PORTUGAL
PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN
VALORSUL AND EPAL
Valorsul, EGF's Concessionaire, and EPAL, signed a partnership
agreement to raise awareness for the efficient use of water.
PARTNERSHIP Valorsul, EGF’s Concessionaire in the entities. Schools will be a priority
Valorsul and EPAL West region and in the Lisbon's northern audience and joint volunteer campaigns
area, and EPAL, signed a partnership involving the school community
Awareness for the efficient use of water and
agreement to raise awareness for the will be developed. Resources will be
for good practices regarding produced waste.
efficient use of water and for good shared to enable communication of
practices regarding produced waste. common environmental goals and
Schools will be a priority there is a possibility for joint candidacy
The two companies have agreed to for projects within the scope of the
audience, involving
develop a joint strategy with specific European Union’s programmes,
the school community. target audiences throughout the entire or others.
geographical area covered by both
PORTUGAL
EGF PRESENT
IN THE ANGOLA-PORTUGAL FORUM
EGF participated in the Second Angola-Portugal Forum,
an event which took place on 24 and 25 January in
Luanda (Angola).
EGF participated in the Second participants and to the media the ANGOLA-PORTUGAL FORUM
Angola-Portugal Forum, an event which various solutions for treatment and Angola, Luanda
took place on 24 and 25 January in recovery of waste and the required
Initiative hosted by the Portuguese
Luanda (Angola), an initiative hosted changes in the behaviours of citizens Business Association (AEP – Associação
by the Portuguese Business Association and institutions regarding produced Empresarial de Portugal), in partnership
(AEP – Associação Empresarial de waste, which should be seen with AICEP Portugal Global and
Portugal‑Angola Chamber of Commerce
Portugal), in partnership with AICEP as a resource with value.
and Industry.
Portugal Global and the Portugal-Angola
Chamber of Commerce and Industry.
EGF presented the various
In addition to the event, which
was attended by more than 200 solucions fot the treatment
entrepreneurs, EGF presented to the and recovery of waste.
SINERGIA 51 JUNE 2017 27EUROPE
PORTUGAL
VALORLIS
INVESTS ON INNOVATION
THE INNOVATION OF EGF’S CONCESSIONAIRE IN LEIRIA
ENABLES FASTER INTERVENTIONS WITH REDUCED
HINDRANCE TO BIOGAS PRODUCTION.
T
he anaerobic digesters are fed with this, we initially considered using an
by the organic matter that EGF’s extra hydrocyclone, a system for removal
concessionaires receive from the of sand that works like dust cyclones, but
unsorted municipal waste (what people with water. However, in the meantime,
do not separate at home and do not place we realised that we had designed that
in recycling banks) and transform it into system to solve a problem that turned
a sludge. This is a biological process out not to be one. The styrofoam comes
consisting of the degradation of organic attached to the organic matter and only
matter, producing biogas, which is then with time does it get released and begin
used to produce electricity. to float. Therefore, it occurred to us that
to solve the problem we would remove
However, Valorlis’s biogas plant has this contaminant through the top of
recently suffered from a few constraints the digester. In other words, we needed
that have hampered production, since to fill up the tank and try to remove
NUNO HEITOR digester 1 lost its recirculation, causing the styrofoam through the top of the
General Manager of Valorlis a decrease in the digester’s usable tank, just like cleaning the foam from
volume capacity. As a consequence, a beer glass. It should be noted that the
it was necessary to empty the digester two tanks together had approximately
to inspect the equipment. 2,000 m³ of styrofoam, i.e., it was as if out
of the two tanks, one was not being used.
During these works, the technical team We are now installing the system, which
This innovation of encountered a snag: when opening the will be ready when the second tank
tank they found a height of 6 to 8 metres is closed and then it will be tested”.
Valorlis will certainly of styrofoam, which forced changes in the
lead to an active procedures and planning. Sérgio Pires, Taking advantage of this stop in the
information-sharing Head of Maintenance, recalls: “when digester’s operation, there was also the
we opened the tank for maintenance, need to equate a few changes to the process
process with the
we thought we would have two metres for the interventions in both digesters
power plants of other of sand resulting from the accumulation to be faster and less frequent, leading
concessionaires of EGF. over the normal 6-year period, and to deal to lower costs and production loss.
28It is increasingly necessary
to find alternative income
sources and not being so
connected to the municipal
rate, since it is regulated
and there is considerable
pressure to reduce its value.
NUNO HEITOR
General Manager of Valorlis
Sérgio Pires notes that “we had to an energy production process that, Regarding the duration of the works,
remove around 1,000 m³ through a door in 2015, was around 40,000 euros per Valorlis’s team managed to make great
with a diameter of 80 cm, and we did month with two digesters, but now, with progress. According to Sérgio Pires,
so using vacuum-aspiration trucks, one digester, we are very close to those “digester 1 was in operation in December
with all their inherent costs”. João Rita, numbers, which leads us to think that if 2016. We immediately started digester 2,
Head of the Organic Recovery Plant, also we have two optimised digesters, as we which initially had the worst operating
explains that “each digester only had are trying to have, we will nearly double indicators and it was closed in May 2017.
one entry and one exit point, making our energy production. It is increasingly For this reason, we substantially reduced
them quite limited, which led to multiple necessary to find alternative income the intervention time, mostly due to what
dead zones inside the tanks and thus to sources and not being so connected to the we learned, to what we were already
waste accumulation. That accumulation municipal rate, since it is regulated and expecting and prepared to resolve
gradually reduced each tank’s usable there is considerable pressure to reduce and act on”.
volume and we were losing capacity for its value. As a result, we will need to focus
waste treatment and biogas production”. on other sources of income and, for that In spite of the differences between
too, the more efficient we are, the more the technologies, this innovation of
To resolve the situation, a study was advantageous it will be for the company”. Valorlis will certainly lead to an active
commissioned to Instituto Superior information‑sharing process with the power
Técnico. The drawings, data on flows, Valorlis’s anaerobic digestion plant plants of other concessionaires of EGF.
volumes and all information about the was the first in the country to treat
material’s suspension inside the tank organic waste from unsorted collection
were provided, which enabled numerical and is also the first to have this kind
modelling. The findings pointed towards of intervention. Thus, as there was a
the need to have more entry and exits shortage of references, a few technical
points in the tank, leading to the visits abroad were carried out. “We
construction of a machine door with managed to understand what we could
almost 3 metres and to doubling the find when opening the digester, and
pipes to 12. to prepare in advance a few solutions
to implement if any of the difficulties
Nuno Heitor, General Manager of we observed in other facilities came up”,
Valorlis, explains that “we began with explains João Rita.
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PORTUGAL
KNOWLEDGE GENERATION
AS A FACTOR FOR PERSONAL
EMPOWERMENT AT THE ORIGIN
OF VALORSUL’S SUPPORT
TO RUI LAIA
RUI LAIA IS THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF THE ENERGY RECOVERY
DEPARTMENT OF VALORSUL, WHERE HE WORKS FOR 15 YEARS.
R
ui Laia is the Deputy Director Rui Laia explains that “this market presents sold in the daily market, with the possibility
of the Energy Recovery risks because if the producing companies of the deficit amount being paid by the
Department of Valorsul, where do not inject into the network the energy producer at a rate several times higher than
he works for 15 years. Four years ago, he they propose to sell every hour on the the value of the energy sold in the market.
decided to broaden his knowledge in a PhD daily market, they may be penalised Therefore, when preparing offers, it is useful
in Mechatronics Engineering and Energy, for the deviations, through the application to have a strategy that maximises the result
specialising in Energy, with a thesis of deviation penalty factors by the system taking into account the uncertainties in the
on the topic of “Uncertainty and risk in operator that seeks to maintain its balance, production of electrical energy”.
thermal‑wind coordination via stochastic i.e., the energy injected into the network
methodology”, which was recently at each moment should be the same as Over four years, the research of Rui Laia
approved "with distinction and honours". the energy consumed. If the producing focused on adapting an algorithm that
companies make offers below what they takes into account different variables such
This thesis is a contribution that will actually supply, the excess supply of energy as the price of energy, the production’s
prepare the electrical energy producing is paid, at best, at the price of the energy deviations – which depend on the available
companies, which own wind resources, sold in the daily market, with the possibility wind power –, the penalty factors of the
thermal resources or thermal-wind of not being paid for at all. If they make production deviations – which depend
resources, before submitting the optimal offers higher than what they actually on the electrical system –, and the
time offerings for sale of energy in the supply, the deficit of energy is paid by the characteristics of the thermal power plants;
daily market. producer, at best, at the price of the energy such algorithm could be used to support
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