French power and transport equipment maker Alstom said yesterday
it has won hydropower orders to supply turbines and generator sets
worth 3.8 billion yuan.
The hydropower orders in China include: eight 600-MW generators
for Jinping's phase II power plant in Sichuan Province; three
650-MW generators for the Nuozhadu power project in Yunnan
Province; four 280-MW generators for the Shatuo project in Guizhou;
and three 84-MW turbine/generator units for the Longjiang
hydropower station in Yunnan.
Alstom has also received an order from Vietnam Electricity that
includes six 400-MW turbine/generator units for the Son La project
in Vietnam.
"As one of the top three hydropower suppliers in China, we have
been involved in many key Chinese hydropower projects in the past,"
said Claude Burckbuchler, president of Alstom China. "Our
significant hydropower orders in Vietnam indicate that we are
implementing a new chapter of our strategy in China. We're not only
meeting growing domestic demand, but also expanding our
export."
Turbines and generators will be manufactured by Tianjin Alstom
Hydro Equipment Co Ltd, a joint venture of Alstom in China.
Established in 1995, the company specializes in large turbine and
generator production with a capacity of up to 900 MW.
"Our Tianjin joint venture is positioned as the largest
hydropower manufacturing base in Alstom worldwide," said
Burckbuchler.
Last June Alstom opened Alstom Beizhong Power Co Ltd (ABP), a
joint venture with Beijing Heavy Electric Machinery Works. By now
the plant has delivered steam turbines to major domestic power
companies such as China Guodian Corp and China Power Investment
Corp.
The company aims to build the ABP plant into one of its most
important global manufacturing centers for steam turbine and
generator equipment, serving both the Chinese and world
markets.
"We expect sales in China to reach 1 billion euros in the near
future. We see China as our long-term partner with enormous
strategic importance," said Burckbuchler.
Alstom began supplying China with electric and diesel-electric
locomotives in the 1950s. The company set up its first
representative office in Beijing in 1979.
(China Daily October 30, 2007)
