Tidal Lagoon Swansea Bay (TLSB) has announced its preferred bidder for one of the main construction projects on its Tidal Lagoon project.

The company has appointed Alun Griffiths to a £25 million contract providing ancillary civil engineering for the Swansea Bay Tidal Lagoon project's public realm works.

Developments include the breakwater surface, roads, slipways, utilities and landscaping.

The power plant will be a 320MW installed capacity project, developed by Tidal Lagoon Power.

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The initiative has a design life of 120 years and a net annual power output of over 500 GWh, enough to meet the annual electricity requirement of over 155,000 homes.

Andrew McNaughton, Director of Engineering & Construction at TLSB, said: "In delivering the early phase works for TLSB, Alun Griffiths will take us a step closer to realising our vision. Their use of a local workforce and materials underlines our commitment to the community of Swansea."

Martyn Evans, Executive Director at Alun Griffiths said: "We are delighted to be appointed by Tidal Lagoon Power to help deliver this exciting, innovative scheme, securing local jobs both now and in the future.

"This is a major contract for our business and the lagoon will be an iconic piece of infrastructure for Wales."

(LM)