ALSTOM to supply pump storage plant in Norway

ALSTOM has won a contract valued at 7 million euros from BKK of Norway, to provide all electrical equipment for the Nygard Pump Storage Power Plant. BKK is one of Norway's largest companies in the field of power generation generation, owning not only 28 power stations but also the country’s second largest distribution network. 

The scope of supply includes a 65 MVA generator and electrical BoP that covers transformers, HV cables, MV switchgear, LV switchgear, ALSPA control systems, as well as other electrical auxiliaries. The equipment will be supplied from ALSTOM’s Hydro Units in Norway (Drammen) and France (Belfort). The equipment is scheduled for installation on site in May 2004, and the commissioning is to be completed at the end of the year. 

The Nygard power plant is located in the western part of Norway, not far from Bergen. As is typical for pumping storage plants, the new generating unit will be used in pumping mode primarily during the wet periods of the year, which are mainly autumn and early spring; in the winter season it will be used in generating mode. However, the unit will be designed so that it is also capable of daily starting and stopping in both modes. 

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ALSTOM is the global specialist in energy and transport infrastructure. The company serves the energy market through its activities in the fields of power generation and power transmission and distribution, and the transport market through its activities in rail and marine. In fiscal year 2001/02, ALSTOM had annual sales in excess of €23 billion and employed more than 112,000 people in over 70 countries. 

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