ALSTOM wins 150 million order for air pollution control equipment in the US

Alstom and consortium to retrofit the 2 x 1200 MW coal-fired generating units at its Belews Creek power plant in North Carolina.

ALSTOM, in consortium with Shaw, Stone & Webster, part of the Shaw Group, Inc., has been awarded a contract by Duke Power to retrofit the 2 x 1200 MW coal-fired generating units at its Belews Creek power plant in North Carolina. The total order value is estimated at approximately 400 million, of which ALSTOMs share is 150 million.

ALSTOMs scope of supply includes the design, engineering and installation of four wet flue gas desulfurization (FGD) absorbers, designed to reduce as much as 95% of sulphur dioxide emitted from the plant, significantly improving the quality of air emissions from the facility. Shaw, Stone & Webster will perform the projects engineering, procurement and construction. The project is scheduled for completion in 2008.

This is the second project awarded to the Shaw, Stone & Webster/ALSTOM consortium by Duke Power, as part of an Alliance Agreement signed in December 2003 to progressively retrofit four power stations located in North Carolina with FGD systems. The retrofit program has a total value of 1 billion. The first project, Marshall Steam Station, was awarded in December 2003 and is currently under execution. It is scheduled for completion in 2007. Other stations targeted for retrofitting under this programme are Allen and Cliffside Power Stations.

ALSTOM is very pleased to have received this second order from Duke Power and is proud to contribute to its emission reduction program in North Carolina. It confirms our position as a leading provider of clean air solutions, said Philippe Joubert, President of ALSTOM Power Turbo-Systems/Power Environment Sector.

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