An Alstom-led consortium will equip hydro power plant in Brazil

Alstom, in consortium with Brazilian engineering companies CESBE and Areva Koblitz, has been awarded an engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract worth approximately 310 million by Consorcio Amapa Energia to provide power equipment for the new 373.4 MW Santo Antonio do Jari hydroelectric plant to be built on the river Jari in Brazils Amazonian region. The plant will be commissioned in late 2014.

Alstoms share of this contract represents more than 100 million, of which around 80% directly for Alstom and 20% for IMMA*. Alstom will supply Kaplan turbines and generators, hydromechanical equipment, lifting equipment, DCS (digital control system), engineering works, erection, supervision and commissioning, for the three units of the plant.

Alstoms Kaplan hydro power turbines will be specifically designed to meet the challenging operating conditions of Santo Antonio do Jari. Santo Antonio de Jari will be a run-of-river hydro power plant, meaning that it uses the river current to produce energy and is therefore subject to large variations in water flow caused by seasonality and high rainfall.

Marcos Costa, Vice-President Alstom Power Latin America, said: This contract is a strong endorsement of Alstoms market-leading hydro power technology and project execution capabilities because it requires extremely robust turbines with a large operating range in order to cope with the high river flow variations of the river Jari.

Hydropower accounts for 85% of Brazils power production. Alstom, present in Brazil for 55 years, has played a significant role in the development of hydropower in Brazil by providing products and services for hydropower projects like Itaipu, the worlds second largest hydroelectric dam, and the projects Tucuruí, Jirau and Santo Antônio , as well as thermal power projects like TermoBahia and ThyssenKrup CSA.

Alstom has supplied over 100 hydro turbines and generators to the Brazilian market over the past ten years, accounting for 35% of Brazils installed hydro capacity.

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