Alstom Grid wins contract in China for worlds highest rated current furnace transformer

Alstom Grid, the global expert in electrical grid performance, has been awarded a contract with Qinghai Salt Lake Industry Group Co., Ltd., the largest salt chemical company in China, to deliver 16 of its new, 65 MVA Electric Arc Furnace (EAF) transformers to the Qinghai Salt Lake Metal Magnesium Integration Project (Geermu City) and the Qinghai Salt Lake Haina Chemical Company PVC Project (Xining City), both located in north-west of China.

Developed and manufactured locally by SEC ALSTOM Transformers Co., the 65 MVA transformer has the greatest current rating (155 kA) of any Electric Arc Furnace transformer to have been installed in the world to date. Designed to meet the high-intensity energy needs of industries using furnace processes, various innovative solutions have been implemented in order to meet the complex specification requirements. Conceived for maximum reliability, it will provide the customer with a stable and secure supply that is essential for maintaining this specific kind of production.

We are proud to have been selected by Qinghai Salt Lake Industry Group Co., Ltd., declared Ferrucio Dianin, China Regional Vice-President for Alstom Grid. Completion of these Phase One industrial projects will consolidate Alstom Grids leading position in the large capacity furnace transformer market, essential to metallurgy applications around the world.

The project is forecasted to be completed in June 2012.

About Alstom

Alstom is a global leader in the world of power generation, power transmission and rail infrastructure and sets the benchmark for innovative and environmentally friendly technologies. Alstom builds the fastest train and the highest capacity automated metro in the world. It provides turnkey integrated power plant solutions and associated services for a wide variety of energy sources, including hydro, nuclear, gas, coal and wind, and it offers a wide range of solutions for power transmission, with a focus on smart grids. The Group employs 92,000 people in 100 countries and had sales of 20.9 billion in 2010/11.

Alstom Grid has over 100 years of expertise in electrical grids. Whether for utilities or electro-intensive industries or facilitating the trading of energy, Alstom Grid brings power to its customers projects. Alstom Grid ranks among the top 3 in electrical transmission sector with an annual sales turnover of more than 4 billion. It has 20,000 employees and over 90 manufacturing and engineering sites worldwide.

At the heart of the development of Smart Grid, Alstom Grid offers products, services and integrated energy management solutions across the full energy value chainfrom power generation, through transmission and distribution grids and to the large end user.

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