How Eiffage is Delivering High-Value Infrastructure
Eiffage is reshaping the backbone of European infrastructure.
The Group recently secured two major contracts that highlight its diverse technical expertise: a €183m (approx US$$215.9m) consortium project to replace the historic Levensau Bridge on the Kiel Canal and an €80m (approx US$94.4m) initiative to power the Spanish grid with 270 MW of new wind energy.
Together, these projects represent more than just construction; they are critical steps in modernising the European transportation network and securing a sustainable energy future, creating hundreds of jobs and setting a clear trajectory for the Group’s growth through 2027.
Powering Spain’s renewable future
Eiffage has won two contracts for the construction of infrastructure for two onshore wind farms in Spain for a total value of €80m (US$94.4M). Its Spanish subsidiary, Eiffage Energía Sistemas, was awarded the contracts by Capital Energy, a Spanish company specialising in the promotion and development of renewable energies.
This will involve the construction of infrastructure for two onshore wind farms in the Castile and León region, with a combined total value exceeding €80m (US$94.4M).
Eiffage Energía Sistemas has secured two contracts that together represent 270 MW of renewable energy capacity and are expected to generate 330 direct jobs during construction.
The first, worth nearly €53m (US$62.54m), covers the Terrer wind farm complex – an interconnected group of three sites (Pedrecha, San Cristóbal and Cabezuelas) with a combined capacity of around 150 MW. The work involves building a transformer substation and a high-voltage transmission line to carry energy from all three farms to the grid. Completion is targeted for 2027.
The second contract, valued at €27m (US$31.86m), relates to the Canales Sur wind farm (120 MW).
Here, Eiffage will handle the full scope of electrical works, from engineering and procurement through to construction and commissioning, including a transformer substation and an underground high-voltage line. This project is also due to be handed over in 2027.
Taken together, the two awards reinforce Eiffage Energía Sistemas' standing as a go-to partner for end-to-end renewable energy infrastructure across Spain.
Engineering excellence on the Kiel Canal
Another of its subsidiaries, SEH Engineering, a German subsidiary of Eiffage Métal, has secured the contract to build the new Levensau Bridge on the Kiel Canal in northern Germany.
The project is being undertaken in a consortium with BEMO Tunnelling and Metrostav DIZ. The contract is worth a total of €183m (US$215.94m), with Eiffage’s share amounting to €82 million ($96.76m).
The existing bridge holds the distinction of being the oldest still crossing the Kiel Canal – the world's busiest artificial waterway and a vital artery for both the regional economy and broader European transport.
Age and insufficient clearance for modern vessels have made replacement unavoidable.
A modern landmark for German transport
The new structure will span 241 metres, rise 42 metres above the canal and weigh around 10,000 tonnes.
Its most striking feature is a steel superstructure defined by prominent arches, which will be fabricated at SEH's facilities in Hanover and Metrostav DIZ's plant in Prague. Civil engineering works will be carried out by BEMO Tunnelling.
Rail services are set to cross the new bridge by autumn 2027, with road users, cyclists and pedestrians following shortly after.
The contract builds on Eiffage Métal's track record in Germany, where it has previously delivered major steel structures in Magdeburg, Mülheim and Leverkusen, and reflects the company's strengthening position in the market as Germany's infrastructure renovation programme continues to drive a robust pipeline of work.
