Grontmij has been commissioned by Fortum Värme to manage the replacement of gas cookers and other gas appliances in connection with the changeover. The contract is worth a total of 5.4 million euro.
Grontmij has previously worked with Alyata in producing and analysing decision data for of the transition, which partly entailed making an inventory of all connected properties. The inventory ensures that as few gas customers as possible will be affected. Most cookers and gas appliances made after 1972 won’t have problems with the changeover. Grontmij has now been further entrusted to manage the conversion of the town gas net-work. Some 16,000 gas cookers and a couple of hundred other gas appliances will be replaced by more modern equipment.
“The gas conversion is a major environmentally enhancing adjustment in a short time span. The key is therefore to organise the work efficiently for everyone involved in the project. This is exactly the strength and expertise our experienced project managers can offer,” says Ulf Palmblad, Managing Director of Grontmij in Sweden.
“Grontmij and Alyata have efficiently handled the logistical challenge of the inventory. Therefore it feels perfectly natural to carry on working together to replace the gas appliances,” says Håkan Schyl, Project Manager at Fortum Värme, which is co-owned by the City of Stockholm.
The transition will not only improve the environment thanks to lower emissions and a long-term sustainable gas supply from renewable energy sources, it is also a more economically favourable option than oil-based gas, which is affected by rising oil prices and environmental taxes, for example.
The process of replacing appliances not compatible with the new gas has begun this autumn. The gas cookers will be replaced by district in Stockholm and the process will be completed by July 2009. Operational start-up for natural gas and biogas is scheduled for 2010.
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