STOCKHOLM, April 19, 2010 (Press Release) -ÅF has been appointed lead technical consultant for the investment in a new block heat power plant on the Korsnäs industrial site in Gävle, Sweden, adjacent to the company's pulp and paper mill.

This ÅF assignment is a multidisciplinary EPCM project that covers all areas of technology relating to the investment, including project management and administration.

The order is worth approximately SEK 50 million (approx. EUR 5 million) for ÅF.

The client is Bomhus Energi AB, which is jointly owned by Gävle Energi AB and Korsnäs AB.

The investment comprises a 150 MW biofuel-fired plant together with the required fuel system and an 80 MW electric back-pressure turbine.