Alstom India has been awarded a contract worth over €100 million by GVK Power and Infrastructure to equip the 850 MW Ratle hydropower plant, which will be commissioned in 2017. The contract includes the supply of 4 Francis turbines of 205 MW each, and one Francis turbine of 30 MW. This contract is booked in the second quarter of the current fiscal year.
All equipment will be manufactured at Alstom’s Vadodara facility in Gujarat, one of the company’s largest hydro manufacturing hubs worldwide. The state-of-the-art facility has all the necessary resources to accommodate the growing hydro demands in India.
Alstom is a global leader in power generation, power transmission and rail infrastructure. Present in India since 1911, Alstom has strong capabilities in engineering, manufacturing, project management and supply of products and solutions for infrastructure.
