# Končar KET consortium signs contract to refurbish HPP Vacha in Bulgaria

A consortium led by Croatia's Končar KET, including Czech ČKD Blansko Holding, signed a contract with Bulgarian state power utility NEK EAD to refurbish the 14 MW HPP Vacha-1 and associated systems. The project is part of a larger rehabilitation effort valued at EUR 37 million, with completion scheduled for end of 2020.

- Type: Contract
- Announced: 2019-08-31
- Where: Bulgaria
- Status: announced
- Products: hydropower plant refurbishment services
- Sectors: [Power Generation Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/power-generation-equipment.md)

## Companies

- [Končar KET](https://endata.com/companies/41750.md)
- [ČKD Blansko Holding](https://endata.com/companies/41751.md) (partner)
- [Natsionalna Elektricheska Kompania (NEK EAD)](https://endata.com/companies/41752.md) (customer)

## Sources

- [novinite.com](https://www.novinite.com/articles/199841/Croatia%27s+Kon%C4%8Dar+KET+to+Refurbish+HPP+Vacha+in+Bulgaria), 2019-08-31: "The contract was signed by Darijo Runjić, a member of Končar KET’s management board, and Ivan Yonchev, CEO of NEK EAD."

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