The contract, which is intended to prevent blackouts in transformer substations, is worth 16 million euros, De Tijd reported.

E-power is the company that entrepreneur Kurt Van Dal took over from the Heylands brothers two years ago. He changed the name to E-power and immediately continued to build on the momentum of international growth.

The largest order Van Dal has so far received was for 250 emergency power generators to the grid operator Elia. For the next 5 years, E-power may supply the generators and then provide maintenance for 20 years. All this adds up to a value of €16 million

to provide emergency power to as many high-voltage substations. The contract has a value of about 16 million euros, spread over five years, including maintenance for the next 20 years. That’s pretty much the entire annual sales of two years ago, and half the current volume.

In 2017, Elia already ordered 206 generators in Nieuwerkerken. These will all be installed by the end of this year, after which the new contract will begin to run.

According to Van Dal in newspaper De Tijd, E-power is currently working on three new acquisitions, two of which should be completed this year.