Alstom Projects bags Rs265 crore power plant project from Lanco Infratech Ltd

Alstom Projects India Limited has bagged a Rs265-crore contract from Lanco Infratech Limited to install a new power plant on the TeestaRiver in Sikkim, the company said in a BSE filing.

Under this contract, Alstom will supply 4 x 125 MW Francis turbines and generators, as well as the 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 electricity output of this new 500 MW plant will be connected to the country's power grid.

Emmanuel Colombier, Managing Director & Vice Chairman, APIL, 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''.

In India, Alstom is currently installing hydropower plants in 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).