Alstom signs a contract over 60 million euros to refurbish a hydro plant in Brazil

Alstom is the leader of a consortium, including Orteng and Camargo Correa, selected by Cemig (Companhia Energética de Minas Gerais) to refurbish the São Simão hydro plant, Cemigs most powerful facility, located in Paranaíba river, between Goiás and Minas Gerais States. The consortium will be responsible to refurbish the generation and transmission equipment.

Approximately 30% of the hydro plants in Brazil have been operating for over 30 years, which can generate a significant refurbishment market. São Simão with 6 generating units and an output of 1710 MW in power generation, started its operations in 1978.

Alstom will be responsible for the refurbishment of turbines, speed governors and generators, and replacement of the excitation system. The company will also achieve supervision, commissioning and supply of the transformer and instrumentation. Orteng takes charge for engineering, integration and supply of auxiliary electrical equipment, as well as supervision and commissioning. Camargo Correa will revamp hydromechanical equipment as well as dismounting and erection.

The project will be completed by 2018 and will improve São Simãos lifecycle in at least 30 years.

Brazil has an important market to be explored in refurbishment of hydro plants. Together with investments in new plants, we need to reinforce the capability of the plants that we already have and could produce more energy using systems and products updated, says Philippe Delleur, President of Alstom Brazil.

Alstom holds almost 40% of Brazils power generation market.

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, 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 over 100 countries and registered sales of 20.9 billion in 2010/11.
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About Orteng
Orteng began operations back in 1977. Since the beginning, the company has stood out for the excellence, innovation and sustainability of its services. Today, Orteng is one of the largest providers of electric and automation systems in Brazil, offering outstanding services to the electric, industrial, infrastructure and telecommunications markets for Turnkey Solutions, EPC and EPCM Solutions. The Group employs over 2,000 people and forecasts  sales of 260 million in 2011.

About Camargo Corrêa Construction Company
Present in Latin America and Africa, Camargo Corrêa is a construction company with a vocation for the execution of projects of large size and high logistic, constructive and engineering complexity. With over 70 years of history, its portfolio includes some of the most important works in the segments of Energy, Industrial Constructions, Oil & Gas, Mass Transport and Sanitation, among others.
Projects that stand out include the São Paulo Metro, the Rio Negro Bridge, the Tucuruí Hydro Power Plant, the Cumbica Airport, the Brasil-Bolívia Gas Pipeline, the Juriti Bauxite Mine and countless retrofits and modernizations of refineries.
With around 30 thousand employees, Camargo Corrêas works are based on the principle of application of management policies that result in the achievement of the main certifications of quality, occupational health and safety, environment and social responsibility.

Press information
Alstom Brazil Communication:
Mariana Maciel - mariana.maciel@crn.alstom.com / Tel.: (11) 3612-7074