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ALSTOM awarded major contract to supply GT13E2 gas turbine technology to Iran

29 August 2002

GT13E2 technology will help to meet the growing demand for electrical power in Iran

ALSTOM has been awarded a contract to supply gas turbine equipment and services to provide 900 MW of electric power to the Bandar Abase region. The Hormozgan power plant will be located approximately 50 km north of Bandar Abbas.

The contract, worth around 200 million euros, was placed by MAPNA Investment Co., Iran and Napna International Co., a company recently formed in the UAE to act as financier of and investor on IPP projects. As part of the government’s privatisation policy, IPP projects have been stipulated in the 2nd Five-year Development Plan of Iran. MAPNA is a pioneer in this field, but already enjoys good business relationships with local and international companies who are acting as sub-contractors and suppliers in its contracts.

ALSTOM will supply six GT13E2 gas turbines, including the generators, and will supervise the erection and commissioning work. In addition, ALSTOM will provide spare parts for a five-year operation period. The first GT13E2 unit will be delivered in March 2003 and the last unit in October 2003.

The Hormozgan plant will be operational in December 2004 and will strongly compensate the projected shortage of power in the region. In the future, the power plant can be extended by conversion into a combined-cycle power plant with an output of approximately 1400 MW.

This order brings the total of GT13E2 machines sold to 83 units. The fleet has accumulated more than 1,300,000 operating hours.

ALSTOM is the global specialist in energy and transport infrastructure. The company serves the energy market through its activities in the fields of power generation and power transmission and distribution, and the transport market through its activities in rail and marine. In fiscal year 2001/02, ALSTOM had annual sales in excess of €23 billion and employed more than 118,000 people in over 70 countries.

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