The New York Power Authority (NYPA) has awarded ANDRITZ a contract to supply five new generator stators for the Robert Moses Power Plant, part of the Niagara power project.
The work forms part of NYPA’s Next Generation Niagara (NGN) upgrade programme, which aims to modernise and digitise the facility to secure the long-term supply of renewable electricity and support New York State’s decarbonisation targets.
The Robert Moses power plant and the Lewiston pump generating plant together make up the Niagara power project, which has a combined capacity of 2,675MW. The project is the largest hydropower facility in New York State and the third largest in the US. Commissioned in the early 1960s, it supplies renewable electricity to businesses, municipal utilities and rural electric cooperatives across the state. The facilities are located adjacent to Niagara Falls.
Under the contract, ANDRITZ will design, manufacture and supply five new 215 MVA generator stators to replace several of the plant’s 13 units. The company was selected following an open competitive procurement process. NYPA is also working with ANDRITZ on stator upgrades at the Lewiston Pump Generating Plant under a separate contract.
The NGN programme is intended to extend the service life of the Niagara facilities and improve operational reliability as part of the state’s wider clean energy transition.
“Hydropower plays an important role in New York’s growing renewable electricity generation,” said Hany Aoude, Regional Executive VP, North America, ANDRITZ. “The new stators will upgrade one of the most significant hydropower resources in North America and help ensure reliable, carbon-free electricity for New Yorkers for decades to come.”
Each stator, measuring more than 10m in diameter, will be manufactured on site. The project is expected to span approximately 10 years.
