Alstom and Bharat Forge begin construction of manufacturing
plant in Mundra, Gujarat

State-of-the-art integrated plant, set up over 120 acres
of land to manufacture advanced subcritical and supercritical
power plant equipment with an annual capacity of 5000 MW.

The largest integrated facility for turbine, generators and
auxiliaries manufacturing in the country.

Alstom, the global power systems manufacturer and service
provider and Bharat Forge Ltd (BFL), a global leader in
manufacturing and metal forming, today laid the foundation stone
for their new power equipment manufacturing plant at Mundra in
Coastal Gujarat. This follows their agreement in November 2008 to
set up a joint venture (JV) for power plant equipment
manufacturing.

At the groundbreaking ceremony, Shri. Narendra Modi,
Honble Chief Minister of Gujarat, laid the foundation
stone and welcomed the two global manufacturing giants to Gujarat
and assured full State Government support for the national
venture. He was accompanied by Shri. Saurabh Patel, Honble
Minister of State Finance, Energy, Industries & Planning,
Government of Gujarat.

To begin with, the plant will manufacture 300-800 MW subcritical
and supercritical equipments with an annual capacity of 5000 MW.
In the future, the JV will also explore possibilities of
manufacturing turbines and generators for gas-based plants and
nuclear applications.

Guy Chardon, Senior Vice President, Alstom Power Thermal
Products, said, The Alstom Bharat Forge partnership paves
the way for making India a hub for advanced power equipment
manufacturing. Both organisations are committed to use their
trans-continental strengths and world-class capabilities to
deliver an array of advanced class generating equipment in sub
and supercritical ranges in India, setting global benchmarks in
reliability and efficiency.

The arrangement between Alstom and Bharat Forge involves setting
up of two JV companies one for manufacturing of steam
turbine and generators and the other for manufacturing of all the
auxiliaries. The project will provide employment opportunities to
several thousand people thereby, richly contributing to the State
and national economy and debottlenecking Indias march
towards Power for All.

Speaking on the occasion, B N Kalyani, Chairman and Managing
Director, Bharat Forge Ltd., said, We are delighted to be
partnering with Alstom a global leader in high technology
power equipment manufacturing. Together, we are committed to
deliver advanced class power equipment to support a robust
expansion of Indias power sector, critical for double
digit growth of the economy.

About Bharat Forge

Bharat Forge Limited (BFL), the Pune based
Indian multinational is a technology-driven global leader in
metal forming having trans-continental presence on more than a
dozen manufacturing locations, serving several sectors including
automobile, power, railways, shipping, oil and gas, aerospace,
etc. Part of Kalyani Group a US $ 2.4 bn conglomerate
with 10,000 global work force; BFL today has the largest
repository of metallurgical knowledge in the region and offers
complete service supply capability to its geographically
dispersed marquee customers from concept to testing and
validation. BFL is on the threshold of a breakout growth in
non-automotive space and has embarked on an elaborate strategy to
register its strong presence, inter alia, in power sector.

Bharat Forge is currently spearheading a major up scaling of its
capacity in forging, casting, fabrication, machining and assembly
to launch its multi-sectoral growth plans including power, oil
and gas, railways and marine transport, aviation and mining. As a
part of this, a 4000 ton press has already been commissioned at
Pune while a 14000 ton press, the largest in this part of the
globe, to manufacture heavy forgings, including rotors and shafts
for nuclear power plants, is on the drawing board and will be
commissioned in the beginning of the year 2013.

About Alstom


Alstom is a global leader in the world of power generation and
rail infrastructure and sets the benchmark for innovative and
environmentally friendly technologies. Alstom builds the fastest
train and the highest capacity automated metro in the world, and
provides turnkey integrated power plant solutions and associated
services for a wide variety of energy sources, including hydro,
nuclear, gas, coal and wind. The Group employs 81,500 people in
70 countries, and had orders of 24,6 billion in 2008/09.

Press contacts

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