SWECO TO STUDY POWER SHORTAGE AROUND LAKE VICTORIA

SWECO TO STUDY POWER SHORTAGE AROUND LAKE VICTORIA 

Sweco will study the potential and present proposals for interconnection of the
power grids between Uganda and Tanzania in order to reduce the current shortage
of power in the region. The contract is worth around EUR 1,227,000.

”Over the past 50 years Sweco has worked in many African countries to improve
access to electricity in both urban and rural areas,” says Eva Nygren, President
of Sweco Sweden. 

There is still a serious lack of electricity in many parts of Africa, a problem
that is creating obstacles for commercial development and social progress. 
By interconnecting the power grids around Lake Victoria it is possible to reduce
the shortage and ensure a more stable electricity supply in the region. The
assignment is being carried out on behalf of Uganda Electricity Transmission
Company Limited with financing from the World Bank.

Sweco is already involved in similar assignments in countries like Botswana,
Ethiopia, Mozambique, Angola and Tanzania.

For additional information contact:
Anders Ståhl, Overseas Manager, Sweco Energuide, +46 8-695 60 57,
anders.stahl@sweco.se
Erik Severin, President, Sweco Energuide, +46 8-695 65 24, erik.severin@sweco.se

Sweco is an international consulting group with combined expertise in
engineering, environmental technology and architecture. Sweco has 5,100
employees and recorded annual sales of more than SEK 5.3 billion in 2009. The
company has projects currently underway in some 80 countries worldwide. Sweco is
listed on NASDAQ OMX Stockholm AB.

The information contained herein may be subject to the disclosure requirements
in the Swedish Securities Exchange and Clearing Operations Act and/or the
Financial Instruments Trading Act.