Alstom awarded air quality control systems contracts worth above 170 million

Alstom, the worlds
leading supplier of air quality control systems (AQCS) for power plants,
announced today that it has been awarded contracts in excess of 170 million
since December 2009, further strengthening its leadership in environmental
control systems.


The company has the worlds largest installed base in air pollution control
systems with over 100,000 MW of wet, seawater and dry flue gas desulphurisation
systems (FGD*) installed worldwide, more than 210,000 MW of electrostatic
precipitators (ESP**) installed worldwide and over 40 years experience in the
field. FGD systems remove sulphur dioxide released from coal-fired power plants
and ESPs are used to remove ash particles created during the combustion
process.


Recently introduced regulations on pollutants are fuelling the growth of the
environmental control systems market worldwide. This trend is set to continue
due to the large number of installed coal-fired power plants in North America
and Europe and the numerous new fossil-fired power plants being built in Asia,
particularly in India and China in
response to high demand in those fast growing economies.

Estonia

Alstom has won an order from Estonian
state-owned utility Eesti Energia to supply and install two FGD systems at
Narva Steam Power Plants in Estonia,
thus supporting the country in reducing its emissions of sulphur dioxide. A
contract was signed between Alstom and Eesti Energia in March 2009, to install
two FGD systems on two of Narvas twelve 200 MW units. The order included an
option for two more identical systems. The option was just exercised.

Alstom has previously supplied enhanced dust removal systems (electrostatic
precipitators) to Eesti Energia and has a long term service agreement in place
with Narva Power Plants since 2000.  The Narva Power Plants power
generation complex, based near Narva in Estonia, consists of the world's
two largest oil shale-fired thermal power plants, which together generate about
95% of the countrys total power production.

Russia


In 2012 and 2013, Alstom will be commissioning the largest environmental power
plant project in CIS countries in history by building Russias first desulphurisation system at units
1&2 of the Cherepetskaya power plant in the Tula
region in Central Russia.


Alstom will build an integrated dry flue gasdesulphurisation system with
electrostatic precipitators for two new 225 MW coal-fired boilers. Under the
terms of the contract with EPC contractor Technopromexport, with whom Alstom
has worked in the past on projects in Europe and Asia.
Alstom will supply the engineering, equipment, erection and commissioning
supervision, as well as providing training. Alstom's FGD systems are market
reference worldwide and will enable OGK-3, the power plant operator, to comply
with Russias
strict dust and SOx emissions regulations for new plants in a cost-effective
way. OKG-3 will benefit from lower costs thanks to the local manufacturing of
many of the project components and the execution of the project by local staff.


Poland

Alstom was just awarded a contract with
Soda Polska CIECH sp. z.o.o to build a new dry desulphurisation system at the
Janikowo power plant in Poland.
The work will be conducted by a consortium consisting of Alstom Power Sp. z
o.o. in Poland,
Alstom Power Sweden AB and Polish construction company ABM SOLID S.A.
Commissioning is due in spring 2012.

USA


Indian River LLC has awarded Alstom a contract for the design and supply of dry
flue gas desulphurisation (DFGD) equipment for Indian
River power plant, owned by NRG Energy. The equipment will reduce
sulphur dioxide emissions to meet stringent state regulations at the Sussex
County, Delaware-based facility.

Saudi Arabia


Following the recent contract to supply flue gas desulphurisation systems for
units 1&2 of the new oil-fired Rabigh power plant currently being built in
Saudi Arabia, Alstom has signed a contract for the design, supply and site
advisory services of two 660 MW electrostatic precipitators for Rabigh. The
power plant is owned by a consortium of Saudi Arabian companies Acwa (40 ownership)
Kepco (40%) and SEC (Saudi Electricity Corporation; 20%) and is due to be
commissioned from 2012 onwards.


Also in Saudi Arabia,
Hanwa Engineering and Construction has awarded Alstom a contract to engineer,
supply, install and commission seawater flue gas desulphurisation systems for
units 5&6 of the Marafiq power plant in Yanbu. Alstoms technology uses no
chemicals, only seawater and air, to remove 97% of sulphur dioxide from the
plant, allowing the plant to conform to the countrys strict environmental
requirements. The project is part of a first stage to expand power and
desalination in the Yanbu region. The Marafiq plant will double its output with
the extension of units 5&6 to approximately 1000 MW.

India

The Chinese company SEPCO III has chosen
Alstom for the supply of three seawater flue gas desulphurisation units (SWFGD)
for the coal-fired Mundra plant in India. The contract includes
engineering, procurement and supply of equipment and all key components,
advisory service for erection, commissioning and performance testing.

Alstoms advanced seawater FGD technology, which boasts 98% removal efficiency,
will help the power plant meet Indias
strict environmental requirements. Alstoms experience and global presence
means it is able to complete the project within a tight project schedule, a key
factor to the success of the power plant project.

Andreas Lusch, Senior Vice President and Head of Thermal Systems at Alstom says: As a
leading clean power solutions provider, Alstom is fully committed to supplying
efficient, cost-effective air quality control systems for all types of
fossil-fired power plants.. These latest awards are further proofs that power
plant operators worldwide value our environmental control technologies and
trust our project execution capabilities.


Editors Notes

*Flue gas desulphurisation (FGD) systems remove sulphur dioxide and particulate
matter released from coal-fired steam generators. Alstom offers both wet and
dry processes for FGD to meet the varying economic requirements of its
customers. Seawater flue gas desuphurisation (SWFGD) is suitable for thermal
power stations, metal smelters and oil refineries, and efficiently treats flue
gases containing 20-6500 ppm of sulphur dioxide. The compact design provides a
good solution to both new and retrofit installations and is especially
cost-efficient on applications that already use seawater as a coolant. The
first Alstom SWFGD plant started operation in 1968. Today, more than 90 of
these units have been installed or are under constru5ction in different parts
of the world, corresponding to a total equivalent capacity of about 32 GW of
flue gas desulphurisation.