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Pumped Storage Power Plant La Muela II

The inclined shaft for the La Muela II project has been driven by a highly mechanised drill+blast installation since April 2010. Rowa’s newly developed innovation completed for enlarging the pumped storage power plant has been taken over as a EUREKA project. The delivered equipment embraces the driving installation, installations in the starting chamber and for the intermediate point of attack. The driving installation takes the form of a compact complete system fitted with all components necessary for excavating. These are:

■ a telescopic extendible loading basket in front for loading the...

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