# Caterpillar wins contract to supply diesel engines for Forsmark nuclear plant

Forsmark Kraftgrupp AB awarded a contract to Caterpillar and its Swedish distributor Zeppelin Power Systems to supply six Cat 3500 Series industrial diesel engines for a new independent core cooling system at Sweden's Forsmark nuclear plant. Installation is expected to be completed in 2019.

- Type: Contract
- Announced: 2018-04-19
- Where: Forsmark, Sweden, Sweden
- Status: announced
- Products: Cat 3500 Series industrial diesel engines, independent core cooling system
- Sectors: [Power Generation Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/power-generation-equipment.md)

## Companies

- [Caterpillar](https://endata.com/companies/1968.md) (supplier)
- [Zeppelin Power Systems](https://endata.com/companies/31478.md) (supplier)
- [Forsmark Kraftgrupp AB](https://endata.com/companies/31479.md) (customer)

## Sources

- [neimagazine.com](https://www.neimagazine.com/news/caterpillar-wins-a-contract-for-forsmark-npp-6125223/), 2018-04-23: "Nuclear power provides about 40% of all the energy used in Sweden, so it is important to have systems in place that ensure the safe operation of nuclear reactors."

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