ALSTOM awarded pumped-storage projects in China

ALSTOM has just signed four contracts with a combined value
of 357 million euros to provide power generating equipment for
three pumped-storage projects in China and transfer the related
technology.

The scope of supply for all three projects covers the
design, manufacturing, transport and supervision of building
and commissioning of 16 x 306 MW reversible
pump-turbine/motor-generator units, all associated auxiliaries,
electrical BOP and control systems. All equipment will be
manufactured in ALSTOMs facilities in Brazil, China,
France and Switzerland.

The first contract is for the supply of 8 x 306 MW units for
the Huizou Pumped-Storage Power Station, located in
Chinas southern Guangdong Province, for Guangdong Pumped
Storage Co., Ltd. The first unit is scheduled for commissioning
by the end of 2008 and the last by the end of 2011.

The second covers the supply of 4 x 306 MW units for the
Bailianhe Pumped-Storage Power Station, located in central
Hubei Province. The customer is Bailianhe Pumped-Storage Co.,
Ltd. Commissioning of the units will stretch from the beginning
of 2007 to mid-2008.

In the third contract, the State Grid Henan Baoquan Pumped
Storage Co., Ltd. has ordered 4 x 306 MW units for the
underground powerhouse of the Baoquan Pumped-Storage Power
Station located on the Yuhe River in central Henan Province.
The first unit is scheduled for commercial operation in May
2008 and the last in April 2009.

The fourth contract concerns the transfer of technology.
Under the terms of this contract, ALSTOM will transfer the
relevant design and manufacturing technology of single stage
reversible pump-turbine and motor-generator to Harbin
Electrical Machinery Co. Ltd. and Dongfang Electrical Machinery
Co.

Philippe Joubert, President of ALSTOMs Power
Environment and Power Turbo-Systems Sectors, said that 'these
orders coming on top of the recently won Three Gorges Right
Bank contract and other projects in China, are further proofs
of customer confidence in ALSTOM technology. These orders allow
us to provide the best power generation solutions for the
booming power market of China. This reinforces our commitment
to be a long term, dedicated partner of China in the
development of the countrys power infrastructure'.

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