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Alstom to set up Global Technology Centre for hydro in Brazil
30 November, 2011
Alstom has announced it is to invest EUR6M to establish a new Global Hydro Technology Centre in Brazil, with a special focus on Kaplan turbines.
New Global Technology Centre for Alstom
08 November, 2011
Alstom has today inaugurated the company’s newest Global Technology Centre (GTC) that will focus on sustainable hydroelectric power.
Major refurbishment in Europe
03 November, 2011
Numerous refurbishment projects are being carried out at hydroelectric and dam projects across Europe. Below you will find news and information on a selection of these projects
Areva T&D India to install substations for BHEL hydro plant
17 October, 2011
Areva T&D India's transmission business, now a part of Alstom Grid, is to install 11 bays of 420kV gas-insulated substations for Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited’s (BHEL) hydro project at Rampur in Himachal Pradesh.
Alstom secures EUR180M of contracts in Latin America
26 September, 2011
Alstom has announced it has secured contracts valued at EUR180M to equip Brazil’s Santo Antonio do Jari project as well as the Chaglla hydro dam in Peru.
St. Lawrence-FDR life extension project enters final stage
18 August, 2011
The New York Power Authority (NYPA) has entered the final stages of its Life Extension and Modernization (LEM) Program at the St. Lawrence-Franklin D. Roosevelt Power Project, with NYPA having completed work on the 14th of 16 turbine-generators to undergo refurbishing as part of a $281M initiative.
Alstom wins Indian hydropower contracts
19 July, 2011
Alstom India has won three major contracts worth above over EUR 40M to develop hydroelectric projects in the country.
Consortium to install India’s first variable speed pumped storage plant
01 July, 2011
Alstom, in consortium with Hindustan Construction Company (HCC), has been awarded a contract worth over EUR285M by Tehri Hydro Development Corporation (THDC) to install a 1000MW variable speed pumped storage hydro power plant on the river Bhagirathi in the state of Uttarakhand, India. It will be India’s first pumped storage power plant to use variable speed technology.
Alstom acquires stake in AWS Ocean Energy
22 June, 2011
Alstom has broadened its involvement in the marine energy market by acquiring a 40% equity share in Scottish renewable energy company AWS Ocean Energy.
Major reorganisation announced by Alstom
16 June, 2011
Alstom has announced a major reorganisation that will see the operational activities of the company split into four sectors and the position of Deputy Chief Executive Officer created.
Alstom to supply 207MW unit to Salamonde Dam, Portugal
15 June, 2011
Alstom, in consortium with Portuguese engineering company Ensulmeci, has been awarded a contract by Portuguese utillity EDP (Energias de Portugal) to supply and install a new turbine that will more than quadruple power output at the Salamonde Dam.
First 812MW runner delivered to Xiangjiaba project, China
24 May, 2011
Alstom has announced it has successfully delivered the first 812MW runner to the site of the Xiangjiaba hydroelectric dam currently under construction in China – one of the largest runners in the world weighing in at 406 tonnes with a diameter of 10.5m and a height of 4.7m.
Eastern blossoms
20 May, 2011
A full range of hydropower projects are developing apace in hydrologically-rich and energy-hungry southeast Asia. Patrick Reynolds spotlights some of the latest schemes
Active in Asia
20 May, 2011
Alstom Power has been very active in the Asian hydropower industry over recent months. Below you will find brief details of some the company’s most notable achievements
Large hydro underway in India
20 May, 2011
IWP&DC provides brief details of the ten largest hydropower projects currently under development in India
Alstom to modernise Kubansky Cascade, Russia
17 May, 2011
Alstom Hydro France, Alstom Russia and the Russian United Energy-Construction Corporation (OEK) have signed an agreement with Russian power generator RusHydro to modernise the Kubansky Cascade hydropower plants.
Alstom inaugurates new Indian bearing factory
10 May, 2011
Alstom has inaugurated its most advanced hydro bearing factory in Vadodara, in the Indian state of Gujarat.
$1.5B investment boost for Belo Monte
04 May, 2011
The Brazilian iron ore producer Vale has agreed to pay $1.5B for a 9% stake in the Belo Monte hydropower project in the Amazon basin.
Alstom wins contract on Huoi Quang project, Vietnam
31 March, 2011
Alstom, together with consortium partner Hydro China Zhongnan Engineering Corp, has signed a contract worth more than EUR 45M with Electricity of Vietnam (EVN) to provide power equipment for the Huoi Quang Dam, located on the Nam Mu River in Lai Chau province, Vietnam. Alstom’s share in the contract is approximately EUR 30M.
World’s first self-closing electronic ring gate system delivered to Ahai Dam, China
21 March, 2011
Tianjin Alstom Hydro Co Ltd. (TAH) has successfully delivered the world’s first self-closing electronic ring gate control system to the Ahai hydropower project in China, representing a major technical advance for the safety of the dam.
