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11/08/2010 Condor Cliff–La Barrancosa Hydropower Complex Pre-Awarded
   

On August 11, 2010, the IMPSA, Corporación América S.A. and Camargo Correa Consortium were pre-awarded the Condor Cliff–La Barrancosa hydropower projects which, combined, will be the largest and m... 

10/08/2010 IMPSA Brings to Brazil the First Narrow-Track Crawler Crane for Wind Turbine Erection
   

The narrow-track CC2800-1 NT acquired by IMPSA is the first crawler crane delivered to Brazil.

The features of this 600 t capacity crane render it unique in Latin America and make it possible... 

04/08/2010 IMPSA Wins 310 MW Hydropower Contract in Mato Grosso
   

IMPSA is to supply 103 MW generating units to the Colíder Power Plant on the Teles Pires River, northern Mato Grosso, 700 km from the city of Cuiabá (Brazil). The contract was signed with Compañía... 

30/07/2010 IMPSA wins a contract for 315 MW Pelton turbines in Colombia
   

Argentinean Hydropower technology for export.

Empresas Públicas de Medellín E.S.P. has awarded IMPSA a contract to rehabilitate the La Tasajera hydroelectric power plant near the city o... 

02/07/2010 First mechanical rotation of Unit 1 at the Dardanelos Hydropower Plant
   

Unit 1 at the Dardanelos Hydropower Plant successfully completed its first mechanical rotation on June 26, 2010. Located on the Aripuanã River (Municipality of Aripuanã, State of Mato Grosso, Brazil),... 

23/06/2010 FITCH UPGRADES IMPSA’S IDRS TO “B+” / “AA-(ARG)”
   

*The upgrades reflect the improvement of IMPSA’s long-term business fundamentals due to the development of its operations in Brazil and the sustained global demand for hydro and wind power gener... 

17/06/2010 IMPSA Begins Operations in Uruguay
   

*The multinational company that provides total solutions in the field of alternative energies opens a Wind Service Center in Uruguay. The company aims at incorporating locally manufactured components ... 

16/06/2010 IMPSA celebrates Global Wind Day
   

In commemoration of Wind Day, celebrated on June 15, IMPSA seeks to stress the importance of wind energy worldwide.

To this end, IMPSA organized visits to its plant in Godoy Cruz (Mendoza... 

10/06/2010 IMPSA participates in the Windpower 2010 Conference & Exhibition
   

IMPSA, an international leader in the wind energy sector, was the only Latin American company present with an information stand at the Windpower 2010 Conference & Exhibition.

The conferenc... 

09/06/2010 Startup of IMPSA and CEMIG’s second Wind Farm in Brazil
   

The startup of the Praia do Morgado wind farm –the second wind farm developed by IMPSA in the State of Ceará in northeastern Brazil– comes just eight months after the inauguration of the Praias de... 

13/05/2010 Ministers of infrastructure will visit Arauco Wind Farm
   

Tomorrow, May 14th 2010, the ministry of infrastructure of the government of La Rioja will organize a technical visit to Arauco Wind Farm, a project developed by IMPSA.

The event is coordinat... 

17/04/2010 IMPSA will invest in the development of wind generators plant in Vietnam
   

The announcement was made during the meeting hold by the nation’s president, Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner, with Vietnam’s Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung.

Last April 16th 2010, during the Pr... 

04/04/2010 IMPSA signs Investment Agreement with FI-FGTS for wind power in Brazil
   

Wind Power Energia S.A. (a company part of ”GRUPO IMPSA”) and the Fundo de Investimento do Fundo de Garantia do Tempo de Serviço (“FI-FGTS”) signed today an equity investment agreement for new... 

14/01/2010 IMPSA completed the erection of the wind generator I-83 of 2.1 MW
   

IMPSA completed the erection of the wind generator I-83 of 2.1 MW, the largest state-of-the-art wind generator manufactured in the country

On January 13th, 2010, IMPSA completed the ere... 

30/09/2009 IMPSA to supply the first large wind generators for Paraíba
   

The generators are to be installed at the Alhandra Wind Farm controlled by Cedin do Brazil.

On September 30, IMPSA Wind –Latin America’s leader in renewable energies– and Cedin do Brazil ... 

21/08/2009 IMPSA and CEMIG inaugurate a wind farm in Brazil
   

Located in the Municipality of Beberibe, 100 km from Fortaleza, the wind farm represents an investment of more than USD 260 million.

On August 20, 209, IMPSA, a leading company in the devel... 

29/06/2009 IMPSA Advances Towards the Funding of Wind Farms in the South of Brazil
   

IMPSA took a great step forward to materialize the development of its 10 wind farms at the State of Santa Catarina when it received the prequalification for funding.

The Banco de Desenvolvimi... 

19/05/2009 IMPSA has certified ISO 14001:2004 and OHSAS 18001:2007 Standards
   

ISO 14001:2004 ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS

The certification of ISO 14001 enables IMPSA to systematically adopt and implement a set of environmental management techniques. These techni... 

12/05/2009 IMPSA Wind took part in Windpower 2009 Conference & Exhibition
   

From May 4th to May 7th, 2009, IMPSA took part in the Windpower 2009 Conference and Exhibition which was held at McCormick Place in Chicago, Illinois, USA.

This is an event aimed at the win... 

11/05/2009 IMPSA Wind generates power in Brazil
   

A new milestone in IMPSA’s successful career

IMPSA Wind, a business unit specialized in the provision of integral solutions for wind-power generation, has taken a major step towards its c... 

24/03/2009 IMPSA and the Province of La Rioja Sign Contract for Arauco II
   

IMPSA and the Province of La Rioja have signed a service contract through Bidding Process M.I. N° 01/08 –“Turnkey Wind Farm – Department of Arauco, La Rioja -Second Stage”– which IMPSA was awarded... 

12/03/2009 Cóndor Cliff and La Barrancosa Hydroelectric Developments
   

Last February 19th, the Government of the Province of Santa Cruz, Principal of Río Santa Cruz Hydroelectric Project, released the Ranking resulting from the analysis of the bids submitted on April, 20... 

05/02/2009 IMPSA signs a purchase and sale agreement with CEMIG
   

Today IMPSA has signed an agreement for the purchase and sale of shares with Compañía Energética de Minas Gerais (“CEMIG”). It was agreed to sell 49% of the interest in three wind farms in the nor... 

26/01/2009 IMPSA exports top technology to Colombia
   

IMPSA Hydro, IMPSA’s business unit focused on hydro power generation, exports the first turbine for the Porce III hydro power plant in Colombia.

Mendoza, January 27th, 2009. The first of four... 

15/01/2009 IMPSA Wind will build the largest Wind Farm in Argentina.
   

IMPSA Wind won the bid to build the Arauco Wind Farm’s first enlargement, in the Province of La Rioja.

Through an open bidding carried out by the Province of La Rioja, IMPSA Wind, a busin... 

03/12/2008 Departure of the Blades of the IWP-70 Equipment for the “Vientos de la Patagonia I” Project
   

On December 3rd, 2008, the Blades of the IWP-70 Equipment of 1.5MW class S of IMPSA Wind were successfully moved, by using a special device manufactured by IMPSA, to La Tosca hill, withi... 

13/11/2008 IMPSA is awarded Pernambuco’s Pride Prize.
   

The company was rewarded for its outstanding work and commitment towards Pernambuco’s social and economic development.

On November 7th, during the celebration held in commemoration of Diario ... 

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06/10/2008 IMPSA signed an Agreement with PetroVietnam for building and operating hydro and wind projects.
   

IMPSA signed an Agreement with PetroVietnam Power Corp on September 30th, 2008, in Hanoi.

PetroVietnam Power is the major company devoted to the ... 

22/09/2008 IMPSA AND NUCLEP ENTER INTO LONG-TERM PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT AT RIO OIL & GAS
   

The protocol of intentions signed on the afternoon of Tuesday, September 16th between IMPSA and Nuclep (Nuclebrás Equipamentos Pesados S.A.) represents a step forward to the development of the... 

19/09/2008 IMPSA WIND GETS 54 ADDITIONAL BLADES FOR THE NEWLY-OPENED PERNAMBUCO FACTORY
   

The manufacturing of wind-powered generators gets started at full tilt with this shipment and the 60 blades that have already arrived. ... 

08/09/2008 IMPSA WIND OPENS PRODUCTION CENTER AT PUERTO DE SUAPE, PERNAMBUCO
   

With a R$ 145 million total investment, this is the first factory of wind-powered generators of the Northeast.

IMPSA Wind opens in Puerto de Suape its first factory in Brazil devoted to t... 

08/09/2008 MR. ENRIQUE PESCARMONA’S SPEECH - OPENING OF PLANT IN RECIFE
   

Dear President, thank you for joining us today.
Dear Governor, we are proud to be in Pernambuco.
Dear Chancellor, we are glad you are with us ... 

08/09/2008 Speech delivered by Luis E. Pescarmona - CEO - IMPSA Wind
   

Good afternoon everybody!
Dear Sirs,
President of th... 

03/09/2008 IMPSA´s Conference in Santiago, Chile
   

On August 27th, 2008, IMPSA carried out a presentation at the Sheraton Hotel in Santiago, Chile.

Important people from different fields attended it, such as: government officials, diplomats, i... 

01/09/2008 Progress on TOCOMA Project in Venezuela
   

CVG EDELCA signed a contract with IMPSA on January 2008 for the turnkey supply of the electromechanical equipment for the Manuel Piar Hydro Power Plant (Tocoma). The plant will be equipped with 10 KAP... 

01/09/2008 Progress on the modernization of ACARAY Hydro Power Plant
   

IMPSA signed a contract with ANDE (Administración Nacional de Electricidad) from Paraguay, for the upgrade of the generators of the ACARAY Hydro Power Plant, located on the department of Caaguazú-Alto... 

01/09/2008 Progress on the rehabilitation of MACAGUA I Hydro Power Plant
   

Macagua I Hydro Power Plant, located on the Caroni River in the city of Puerto Ordaz in Venezuela, is being completely rehabilitated and upgraded, according to the contract signed on 2005 with CVG EDE... 

01/09/2008 Progress on BAKUN Hydropower Project
   

The Project Bakun located on the Balui River on the State of Sarawak, Malaysia (Borneo Island), is one of the largest hydropower developments of south-east Asia, and the concretion of a longtime Malay... 

01/09/2008 Progress on PORCE III Hydropower Project – Turbine Contract
   

Empresas Públicas de Medellin awarded a turn key contract to IMPSA for designing, manufacturing, and supplying of: 4 Francis units of 211 MW, spherical valves, governors and radial gates. The contract... 

01/09/2008 Progress on the PORCE III Hydroelectric Project – Gates Contract
   

On February 21st 2007, IMPSA started the PORCE III Hydroelectric Project, with con Empresas Públicas de Medellín E.S.P.

IMPSA is supplying Fixed wheel gate, Penstocks, Intake Sc... 

01/09/2008 Progress on SIMPLICIO Y ANTA Hydropower Projects
   

Furnas Centrales Eléctricas S.A. granted IMPSA a contract to supply all the electromechanical equipment for the hydro power plants of Simplicio and Anta. The plants will have a combined power output o... 

01/09/2008 Progress on DARDANELOS Hydropower Project
   

Energética Agua das Pedras S.A. awarded IMPSA a contract to supply all the electromechanical equipment for the Dardanelos hydro power plants. The plants will be equipped with five Francis turbines, fo... 

24/06/2008 IMPSA Wind discharges its first sixty blades at Suape
   

On June 24th, 2008, IMPSA Wind reached a milestone with the arrival to Suape, coming from Canada, of the vessel M/V “Snoekgracht”, loaded with the first sixty 37.3 meters windmill blades for the gener... 

17/06/2008 IMPSA will inaugurate its new Wind Generator Manufacturing Plant
   

The site, located in the port of Suape in the state of Pernambuco in Brazil, is on its final construction stage and will be started up on the 2nd of July. The components have already started to arrive... 

23/05/2008 IMPSA has completed the construction of the foundation for the unit IWP-70
   

This equipment will be installed as part of the project “Vientos de la Patagonia 1”, and it is also part of the technical prequalification process for participating in the stated project. ... 

10/05/2008 IMPSA will develop a wind generation Project in the province of La Rioja, Argentina
   

IMPSA and the government of La Rioja signed a contract for the development of a wind farm in the region of Arauco. This contract includes the installation of measure equipment, project design, install... 

15/04/2008 IMPSA has completed the modernization of one of its manufacturing sites for the fabrication of wind generators
   

The site is located on Godoy Cruz in the province of Mendoza in Argentina and has a production capacity of 50 units per year, including generators, blades and nacelles. ... 

05/04/2008 IMPSA has signed a new contract for the development of a wind generation project in the province of Santa Cruz, Argentina
   

The Project includes the installation of complete measure equipment specially design for the site’s hard climate conditions; also the operation and maintenance services, retrieving and processing of t... 

01/04/2008 IMPSA’s Technological Research Center Performance
   

By the end of the year 2007, CVG EDELCA approved the testing of turbines model for the Tocoma Hydroelectric Power Station. This testing was attended by their representatives at the end of December, 20... 

15/03/2008 IMPSA will participate in the LAWEA Congress in Guadalajara
   

IMPSA will participate in the LAWEA 2008 Congress in Guadalajara, México. For this Congress, 4 technical presentations developed by IMPSA’s Engineering Team were selected to be presented.... 

11/02/2008 IMPSA signs international bid for the Hydroelectric Work of TOCOMA
   

On January 18, IMPSA entered a contract with CVG Edelca for the design, manufacture, transportation and erection of electromechanical equipment for the Tocoma Hydroelectric Power Station, which is bei... 

17/12/2007 IMPSA signs contract to revamp Acaray II power plant in Paraguay
   

IMPSA signed past December 7th, the contract to revamp Acaray II, a hydroelectric power plant located over the Acaray river in the Alto Paraná Department, Republic of Paraguay. The bidding process had... 

30/11/2007 IMPSA received the “Company of the year” award
   

In the second annual award ceremony of the Asociación de Ejecutivos de Mendoza, IMPSA received the Company of the Year award, the most important prize presented by the Association. This meeting is org... 

13/11/2007 IMPSA invests R$S 143 million in wind turbine plant
   

The company foresees investments of U$S 600 millions in wind farms IMPSA, through its division IMPSA Wind, business unit that provides integrated solutions for wind power generation, has started t... 

10/06/2007 Speed Governors for the Cabra Corral Hydropower Plant
   

After successful commissioning of Unit No. 2, the AES Group awarded IMPSA a contract for the provision and start-up of governors for the Cabra Corral Plant.

Last May the speed governors for generat... 

15/03/2007 IMPSA WIND Acquired Rights for Three Wind Farms in Brazil (100 MW)
   

Through ENERGIMP, a wholly-owned subsidiary, IMPSA acquired the rights to develop 3 wind farms in the State of Ceará in northern Brazil under the PROINFA I legal framework. The Incentive Program for A... 

09/03/2007 PORCE Project
   

Delivery of the supplies sold to Empresas Públicas de Medellín (EE.PP.M) for the PORCE TUBERÍAS project was completed in February 2007, almost one month ahead of contract schedule. Supervision of erec... 

01/02/2007 IMPSA presents to the Global Compact its 2006/07 Sustainability Report
   

IMPSA has recently presented to the United Nations Global Compact, its first sustainability report. In 2004, the company had committed itself with that organization, to be accountable for its Human Re... 

15/01/2007 PORCE III Hydroelectric Project – Hydromechanical Equipment
   

Empresas Públicas de Medellín (EE.PP.M) has awarded IMPSA a contract for the provision of hydromechanical equipment including gates, lining, and racks for the conveyance tunnel and the bottom outlet. ... 

20/12/2006 EXPORT.AR Award 2006
   

The EXPORT. AR Foundation awarded IMPSA –in the Large Industry category –a prize for value adding to export products.

The prize was presented at the Salón Libertador of the Palacio San Martín of t... 

11/12/2006 IMPSA will provide turbines and generators for Simplicio and Anta hydro power plants in Brazil
   

Furnas Centrales Eléctricas S.A. granted IMPSA a contract to supply all the electromechanical equipment for the hydro power plants of Simplicio and Anta, to be built between the states of Minas Gerais... 

13/10/2006 IMPSA will supply turbines for a new power plant in Colombia
   

Empresas Públicas de Medellín (EE.PP.M.) granted IMPSA the contract for the manufacturing of turbines and related equipment for the hydroelectric power plant of Porce III, presently in building proces... 

19/09/2006 IMPSA starts operating a biogas collection plant
   

IMPSA starts operating a biogas collection plant in Rosario, Argentina. The complex is located at Puente Gallego, a final disposal center of Rosario, province of Santa Fe. The plant is the first of... 

27/06/2006 IMPSA comissions two new hydropower plants in Brazil
   

IMPSA commissioned this week Fundão, the second of two power plants that together form the Santa Clara – Fundão hydroelectric complex. These facilities where built over the Jordão River in the Brazili... 

19/12/2005 IMPSA provides new cranes for Durban Terminal
   

IMPSA, through its subsidiary, Impsa Port Systems, has commissioned two STS (Ship-to-Shore) Post Panamax cranes for the port of Durban, South Africa.

The contract with South African Port Operat... 

15/11/2005 IMPSA´s “legendary” CBK disposal shows the art of divestiture
   

IMPSA ´s strategy to dispose of its stake in Philippines power company CBK was simplicity itself; executing it was anything but
It isn´t often that a near perfect win-win-win-win situation... 

03/11/2005 Wind farm to be built
   

The Province of La Rioja and the Argentine National Government will finance the construction of a wind park to supply power to industrial undertakings in the north of the province.
... 

30/08/2005 Santa Clara Project
   

The SANTA CLARA Hydropower Plant on the Jordão River, in the State of Paraná, (Brazil) was inaugurated on August 30, 2005. Built in the EPC mode, this power plant and the Fundão hydropower plant form ... 

11/08/2005 Technological Cooperation Agreement
   

Within the framework of the Energy Cooperation Agreement entered into by Argentina and the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, IMPSA signed a Memorandum of Understanding with CVG DELCA of Venezuela to d... 

06/05/2005 Summersville Awarded Low Impact Certificate
   

The Low Impact Hydropower Institute (LIHI) certified the 80 megawatt Summersville Hydroelectric Project, located on the Gauley River in West Virginia, USA, as low impact since it meets LIHI’s eight en... 

07/02/2005 Progress in Tocoma
   

IMPSA has been technically, legally and economically qualified to provide electromechanical equipment to the Tocoma Project. The invitation to bid will be made during the second semester of 2005. A do... 

21/07/2004 CBK Complex Gets Triple Certification
   

Gerald Katz, CEO of the CBK Power Co. Ltd., announced today that the Caliraya and Botocan Hydroelectric Power Plants got the ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 certification for their Quality and Environmental Ma... 

18/06/2004 Metal Workers’ Training Program
   

With its characteristic commitment to the community, IMPSA has undertaken to train young people in the use of specific tools that will enable them to work in today’s competitive labor market. Aware of... 

30/01/2004 Reopening the Runner Market
   

Upon demand from customers who continue requesting quotations from us, we have reopened the market of spare runners for hydraulic turbines. Such fidelity from our customers is the result of their havi... 

16/12/2003 Toro I Hydropower Plant
   

Commissioning of unit No. 2 and the joint load rejection test of the two upgraded turbines at the Toro I Hydropower Plant in Costa Rica were successfully completed. ... 

09/12/2003 Potrerillos Multipurpose Project
   

On December 8, 2003, CEMPPSA (IMPSA and Cartellone S.A.) and the Government of the Province of Mendoza signed the Certificate of Substantial Completion of the works comprised in the Potrerillos Projec... 

04/09/2003 Bakun Project
   

After over 14 months of conversations and negotiations, IMPSA received the Letter of Acceptance from Sarawak Hydro, the customer, for the execution of contract EM2 corresponding to the Bakun Project. ... 

27/03/2003 Chihuido II Multipurpose Project
   

Award by the Province of Neuquén of the BOT contract for the Chihuido II Multipurpose Project was confirmed. For the time being, IMPSA has full responsibility for its execution, with Lagarde’s partici... 

05/02/2003 CBK Power Limited Certified to ISO 9001 and 14001
   

On January 27, 2003, CBK Power Ltd in the Philippines was certified to ISO 9001/2000 and ISO 14001/1996 by the German agency TÜV Management Service GmbH. The ISO 14001/1996 certification ensures compl... 

01/04/2001 IMPSA achieves great success at MANSO
   

IMPSA delivered for commercial operation, ahead of schedule on March 30th, 2001, the Unit number 3 of the Manso Hydro-electrical Power Station, located on the State of the Mato Grosso, Brazil. The com... 

02/02/2001 IMPSA announces the beginning of the works for the ECP contract for the CBK Project in the Philippines
   

IMPSA Argentina announces that the precedent conditions for the suitability of the BROT contract between CBK Power Company Ltd. and National Power Corporation (NAPOCOR) of the Philippines have been fu... 

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