Selected for two GT26 combined-cycle power plants in Spain

Hc energia, a subsidiary of the EDPEnergias de
Portugal group, has chosen ALSTOM to provide the engineering,
supply, erection and commissioning of the plants along with
long-term operation-supervision and maintenance services for
the main power generation equipment within the plants.

One unit will be built at Castejon, Navarra, where hc
energia has another ALSTOM GT26 combined cycle power plant,
which has been in operation for over three years. The other
unit will be built at Soto de Ribera, Asturias.

These new power plants will add 800MW to the capacity of the
ALSTOM GT26 combined cycle power plant fleet in Spain, bringing
the total to 4,000MW.

These latest awards in Spain follow other recent awards for
GT26-based power plants: Modugno, awarded by Energia SpA in
Italy; and Lingen awarded by RWE in Germany.

Patrick Kron, ALSTOMs Chairman and Chief Executive
Officer, said: This repeat award of a GT26-based power
plant by hc energia  clearly demonstrates their
satisfaction with ALSTOM technology and the performance of
ALSTOM in running the O&M contract. The outstanding
performance of these turbines, our strong O&M experience
and our ability to build an integrated power plant, is giving
us the competitive edge in the European market.

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