Fatal accidents
There were a total of eight fatalities in our international construction projects in 2009. In addition, there was one fatal accident in March 2010. One contractor employee in Turkey and one person from a local community in Peru died in connection with the consolidated operations, and seven contractor employees died in connection with associated project activities - five in India and two in Laos.
Two fatalities in consolidated operations
One fatal accident took place at Yesil Enerji's project in Cakit in Turkey, where Statkraft has an ownership interest of 95 per cent. The accident took place in July and a driver employed by a sub-contractor died.
In addition, a person from the local community drowned in a duct in the Arcata power plant in Peru (SN Power).
Seven fatalities in associated activities
Five of the deceased were contractors at SN Power's Allain Duhangan project (India). Since construction started in 2006, a total of 16 work related fatalities have taken place at the Allain Duhangan project. The fatal accidents in 2009 all took place in the first quarter, while the most recent fatal accident was in March 2010.
The plant is located in difficult and rugged terrain, and rockslides and avalanches are common. SN Power, where Statkraft has an ownership interest of 60 per cent, has an indirect ownership interest of 43 per cent in the project.
Both Statkraft and SN Power have made it clear to the Allain Duhangan project that the HSE situation is unacceptable. As a consequence of the many fatal accidents, a new project manager was appointed in April 2009. In addition, international experts in tunnel construction and HSE became more closely involved in the project.
Two contractor employees died in accidents in Theun Hinboun Power Company (Laos). Both accidents took place in connection with transport.
Preventive work
Most of the fatalities were related to transport activities. Work routines in connection with transport have therefore been made more stringent in all projects.
Statkraft works continuously to achieve increased understanding for and compliance with safety requirements in all companies and development projects the Group is involved in. The health and safety work is followed up directly in the projects and through Statkraft's representation in the boards for the companies this applies to.
