Voith Hydro was awarded “Project of the Year” in the Refurbishment and Modernization category for the hydropower project Ilha Solteira, located in São Paulo, Brazil at the ‘HydroVision Brazil 2013’ fair and conference. Voith modernised the generating units that were installed in the plant. The criteria of the award were vision, project scope, practicality, ingenuity and inventiveness of the solutions provided, as well as the benefits brought by the project.
Voith is also a supplier for the small hydro power plant, Anhanguera, in São Carlos, Brazil, which received the award for the best project in the Environmental Sustainability category. Based on a partnership between Celan (Central Elétrica Anhanguera), Volkswagen and other companies, the project reduces environmental impact while qualifying local labour.
The fair and conference took place in September at the Transamerica Expo Center, in São Paulo, Brazil. “The further development of our knowledge in integration has already become an advantage that allows us to meet market demands”, explains Osvaldo San Martin, president and CEO of Voith Hydro in Brazil.