Alstom chosen as partner for engineering and procurement for Taishan 1&2, Chinas first EPR nuclear power plant

Alstom has signed a contract worth over 200 million euros
with China Guang Dong Nuclear Power Company (CGNPC) for the
engineering and procurement of the complete turbine island for
the nuclear power plant to be built in Taishan (south-western
province of Guangdong). Taishan will be Chinas first EPR
power plant.

This contract follows the 300 million order
(including around 100 million for Alstom) booked in
February 2008 and won in partnership with the Chinese
industrial group and Alstoms long-standing partner,
Dongfang Electric Company. This first order is for the supply
of two 1,750 MW Arabelle turbine-generator packages for the
Taishan  nuclear plant.

Alstom is part of a consortium comprising two subsidiaries
of CGNPC: China Nuclear Power Engineering Co., Ltd. (CNPEC),
and China Nuclear Power Design Co., Ltd (CNPDC). On
Alstoms side, the project will be led by Alstom
Turbomachines group (TMG) business, including its local
engineering office Alstom Wuhan Engineering and Technology Co
(AWEC). Alstom will supply in-house designed components, as
well as the basic engineering of the complete turbine island
and pumping station, while AWEC will support the on-shore
portion of the design and procurement.

This is the logical extension of the recognition of
Alstom unique expertise for design and optimisation of the
complete turbine island and of the initial contract in which
Alstom was awarded the steam turbine-generator
sets, said Guy Chardon, Senior Vice President,
Alstom Turbomachines group.
Alstom is establishing itself as a key player in the
re-emerging nuclear market throughout the world, especially in
China. 

As the worlds largest supplier of turbine islands for
nuclear power plants  with over 30% of the worlds
total installed capacity, Alstom has been a historic partner
for China to answer its growing energy demand. Alstom has also
been CGNPCs and Dong Fangs industrial partner
since the construction of Daya Bay, the first large Chinese
nuclear power plant that was built 20 years ago.

*The turbine generator set comprises the steam turbine,
generator, condenser, moisture separator reheaters and
auxiliary equipment needed to convert steam produced at the
nuclear reactor into electrical power. 

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