Alstom to deliver the complete sets of Turbine and Generator units for the Huoi Quang hydro power station in Vietnam

Alstom and its consortium partner, Hydro China Zhongnan Engineering Corp, have signed a contract worth more than 45 million with Electricity of Vietnam (EVN) to provide power equipment for the Huoi Quang dam, located on the Nam Mu River in Lai Chau province, Vietnam. Alstoms share in the contract is approximately 30 million.

The 520 MW hydro electric power project is a priority project listed in Vietnams 6th Master Power Development Plan for the period 2006-2015. The Master Plan is used by the Vietnamese government to manage the development of the electric power sector. It forecasts power demand growth and maps out the overall development of the power industry over a ten-year period. Under the terms and conditions of the contract, Alstom and its partner will supply and supervise the installation of the plants electromechanical equipment, including two 260 MW Francis turbines and generators.

Manufactured at Alstoms hydropower manufacturing facility in Tianjin (China), the first turbine unit is expected to be put in operation by December 2014 and the second by April 2015. The current power generation system in Vietnam relies mainly on hydro and thermal gas power.

Present in Vietnam for over 20 years, Alstom has played a very significant role in the development of Vietnamese power production, recently announcing the successful completion of the first unit of Son La Hydro power plant (6 x 400 MW) and the third unit of Sesan 4 Hydro Power plant (3 x 120 MW). The Huoi Quang project will help to boost economic development in the countrys northern region.

This contract strengthens Alstom's market share in the country and highlights the groups world leading position in hydropower, said Philippe Cochet, Senior Vice President Alstom Wind & Hydro. Alstom continues to play a major role in the development of the countrys energy industry.

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