One of Norway’s largest power companies, Sira-Kvina Power, has invested in a 15 site TETRA system to replace its current MPT1327 system.

The Damm system, delivered by 123 Communications, consists of eight outdoor units mounted in equipment rooms on mountain tops, ensuring outdoor coverage, and a further seven installations in tunnels housing the hydroelectric facilities. The system is additionally fitted with a voice gateway and two dispatchers.

George Hamm, section leader, technical planning, from Sira-Kvina, commented: “The competitiveness of Sira-Kvina is based on high technical standards of our powerplants, a high level of competences of our employees and optimal usage of the latest technologies. Altogether to ensure a high efficiency together with highest considerations for our workers safety and the optimal usage of natures resources. To reach this, it has been of high priority to ensure the best standard of our communications system together with a trustworthy and competent partner.” 

The TetraFlex infrastructure from Damm was chosen due to its highly reliable and flexible system that can easily be scaled to meet future needs, both traffic and coverage wise, its ease of installation, ease of operation and distributed intelligence.

The Sira-Kvina Power Company is one of Norway’s largest power companies, producing 6300 GWh of renewable energy from seven hydro power plants using water from the watercourses from mountains in the South West of Norway.