The first contract, awarded to an Alstom led consortium comprising Alstom Hydro Energia Brasil, Voith Siemens and Santos CMI, is for the turnkey supply of electrical and hydro-mechanical equipment for the 162MW Mazar plant on Ecuador's Paute river. The contract, awarded by state-owned power supplier Hidropaute, is worth EUR 60M (US$79M) to the consortium, with Alstom's share being approximately EUR 23M (US$30.3M).
Alstom will be responsible for the supply, erection, supervision and commissioning of two 100MVA generators, control monitoring and instrumentation systems as well as hydro-mechanical equipment. The first unit is expected to be in operation by April 2009.
The second contract, valued at around EUR 80M (US$105.3M), was awarded byCVG Electrificacion del Caroni (EDELCA), Venezuela's largest supplier of hydroelectric power, for the refurbishment of four generating units at its Guri I power house, located in the city of Puerto Ordaz, Venezuela.
The contract covers the complete refurbishment of 4 x 400MW Francis turbines and generators and associated hydro-mechanical equipment. The first unit is scheduled to go on-line in the first quarter of 2009.
