Alstom Receives Contract From Lanco Infratech To Install New Hydro Power Plant In India

Alstom Projects India Ltd. (Alstom), a majority owned subsidiary company of Alstom SA, has received a contract worth INR2.65 billion from Lanco Infratech Limited (Lanco Infratech) to install a new hydro power plant on Teesta River, in Sikkim region, India. The electricity output of this new 500 megawatt (MW) plant will be connected to the country’s power grid. Alstom Hydro will supply 4 x 125 MW Francis turbines and generators, main inlet valves and control and protection systems.

The contract also includes design, engineering, erection, testing and commissioning. The order will be fully executed by Alstom’s hydro facility in Vadodara, India, with the project scheduled for completion by 2013.

The river Teesta, fed by the snow and glaciers of Kanchenjungha and the Himalayas, originates in north Sikkim at 8400m above sea level. It is a perennial river flowing through the territories of Sikkim, West Bengal and Bangladesh forming the single major river in the state over a river length of 175 km making River Teesta an ideal source for hydropower generation.

Emmanuel Colombier, managing director & vice chairman, Alstom Projects, said, “We are extremely proud to have received this prestigious order; which will help to meet the growing power demand in the country. India is an important market both in terms of local demand and as a manufacturing base for our global needs. This order consolidates Alstom’s leadership position in India’s Hydro sector; as we display our prowess of executing the full project locally”.

Among the hydropower plants Alstom is currently installing in India are Lower Jurala (6 x 40 MW Bulb & generators), Chamera (3 x 77 MW Francis and generators), Uri-II (4 x 60 MW Francis), Chuzachen (2 x 55 MW Francis) and Subansiri (8 x 250 MW Francis and generators).