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Publish Date : 17-Jan-2013

Alstom has been awarded a US$327 million contract to deliver hydroelectric equipment for the initial phase of Ethiopia\'s Grand Renaissance hydroelectric project situated on the Blue Nile.

Under the contract, which was inked with Metals & Engineering Corporation of Ethiopia, the firm will supply turbines and generators for the hydro power plant, having a total capacity of 3,000 MW. Grand Renaissance, after completion, will be the biggest hydroelectric facility in Africa with a total production of 6,000 MW.

Alstom, in the initial phase, will be in charge of installation of all electromechanical tools, comprising eight 375MW turbines and eight generators. The firm will manage engineering and power plant commissioning, which is slated to begin late this year and is likely to carry on for over three years. Alstom will moreover oversee a programme to build up skills and knowledge in the area of hydroelectricity in the region.

\"In Ethiopia, Alstom is already supplying wind turbines for the Ashegoda project and is willing to play a major role in developing Ethiopia\'s energy sector, enabling the country to drastically increase its power production capacity and develop local skills,\" says Alstom Renewable Power president Jérome Pécresse.

Alstom has delivered its tools to hydropower plants in Angola, Ghana, Mozambique, South Africa, Sudan and Uganda. The company is at present executing two contracts to deliver turbines and generators for the 120MW Ithezi-Thezi hydro power plant in Zambia, and the retrofit of the 712MW Inga 2 hydroelectric plant in Congo.

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