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// HYDRO: VALEMO SIGNS AN OPERATION/MAINTENANCE CONTRACT FOR 14 HYDROPOWER PLANTS IN GUADELOUPE

Established in Guadeloupe since 2018 to ensure the maintenance of the Sainte-Rose wind farm (16 MW), VALEMO is pursuing its development strategy on the island, and more broadly in the West Indies, by signing a major operation and maintenance (O&M) contract in the small hydro sector.

Following the acquisition by the VALOREM Group of 51% of Force Hydraulique Antillaise SAS (FHA), the leading hydraulic developer in the French West Indies, VALEMO has just been entrusted with the O&M of a portfolio of around ten megawatts of assets associated with this acquisition. Under the terms of this contract, signed during summer 2020, VALEMO will notably guarantee its customer a rate of availability of the power plants.

The signing of this new long-term contract is an opportunity for VALEMO to strengthen its team in Guadeloupe with the recent arrival of two additional maintenance technicians, bringing the base’s workforce to 4 maintenance technicians and 1 technical support supervised by a Caribbean zone supervisor.

This portfolio of operating power plants is expected to grow rapidly with the arrival of more than 10 MW of new power plants in the coming years.

Proud of this success, the VALEMO team, which aims to continue to develop its multi ENR O&M activities (solar, hydro and wind) in the Caribbean, is at your disposal to assist you in your projects!

Actualités

VALEMO and RES on Saint-Brieuc substation.

Initiated in 2018 through punctual maintenance missions on the offshore electrical substation of the Arkona wind project (in the Baltic Sea, Germany), completed in 2022 with remote supervision services for the electrical substation of the Saint-Nazaire offshore wind project, VALEMO continues to
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Blade inspection : Anticipate major problems.

Since 2014, VALEMO has been performing visual inspections of wind turbine blades from the ground. These inspections allow the detection of defects on the blade coatings and structures. About 15 technical staff are trained in on-site data acquisition, using a 600 mm
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TRAININGS : VALEMO wants the best for its employees.

This year again, VALEMO has continued its investment in safety training for its employees. All our maintenance technicians and technical support staff are trained to the GWO standard. During the year 2022, 26 employees have been trained to GWO Basic Training (Working
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