Increase Text Size
Decrease Text Size
Email This Story
Share This Story
Reader Comments (0)
Add to Bookmarks
Printer Friendly Version
Alstom Hydro, in consortium with Andritz Hydro, received a contract from Nam Power to supply equipment and penstocks for a 92-MW turbine-generator at Namibia's Ruacana power plant.
The plant, on the Kuene River near the Angola border, accounts for about 80 percent of Namibia's annual electricity production.
The plant, on the Kuene River near the Angola border, accounts for about 80 percent of Namibia’s annual electricity production.
Alstom will supply one generator set, excitation system, control and protection system, and electrical auxiliary systems. The company said it will handle the installation, commissioning, and testing of the new unit, which is expected to begin commercial operations in March 2012.
Alstom said it supplied hydro equipment and other systems to the Ruacana power plant during its construction in 1977. (From HydroWorld.com)
Previous Article
Add Your Comment
Registered users, please make sure to Sign-In. We and others want to know your ideas and opinions. If you are not yet Registered -- it's quick and easy. Just click below.
Thanks!