PRODUCT OWNER
BKW
CONSTRUCTOR
BKW
COMPANY(IES)
Theler
CONSTRUCTION DATE
2020
LOCATION
Wiler-Kippel (Switzerlan)
Our RCCPs (Reinforced Concrete Cylinder Pipes) were used to construct the penstock pipeline between Wiler and Kippel in Switzerland. Part of the Wiler-Kippel hydroelectric power plant construction project, the hydraulic pipeline carries water under high pressure (12,000 litres/second) over a distance of 1.5 kms.
The plant supplies about 2800 households with locally-generated electricity.
The DN2000 pipes and special parts (fittings) supplied by Bonna Genève are manufactured by Bonna Tunisia at its Jebel Oust plant.
The pipes were assembled using SL welded joints (40%) and ER elastomer joints (60%).
This solution avoided the need for numerous truck journeys by reusing materials from the site.
