3. - Zagope

1 2National MarketIn the national market, Zagope continuedthe works at the Alqueva Installed CapacityExpansion, an enterprise that comprises a newhydraulic circuit and a new hydroelectric centralequipped with two reversible pump-turbines.The alterations will increase the current installedcapacity from 260 MW to 520 MW and makeAlqueva the second largest hydroelectric energygenerator in Portugal.2010 also saw the conclusion of the AnaerobicDigestion Centre Tratolixo, in Abrunheira, whichwill receive and treat annually 40 000 tons ofbiodegradable urban waste and 160 000 unsortedurban solid waste.In the road sector, Zagope holds participationat the Baixo Tejo Concession, being incharge of the construction, maintenance andconservation of 70 km of roads that aim toimprove the quality of living of citizens at thesouth bank of the Tagus River. Zagope is alsoa shareholder of Auto-Estradas do DouroLitoral, as well as part of the joint-ventureresponsible for the works of this concessioncompanyFor the Lisbon Subway, Zagope executedthe building shells of the gallery between theexisting end of line and the new Reboleirastation, in an extension of 486m.Zagope is also part of ELOS S.A., a consortiumresponsible for the design and constructionof the High Speed Railway Line stretchPoceirão-Caia.At Madeira Island, Zagope initiated the accessworks to the Ponta do Pargo Golf Park andcontinued the construction of the MarítimoSports Arena and various projects for thereconstruction of the Island, damaged by thebad weather conditions in February 2010.3ZAGOPE – Construções e Engenharia, S.A. | Annual Report 2010