ALSTOM awarded contract for modernisation of hydro power station control systems in Vietnam

ALSTOM has won a contract valued at 6 million euros with
Mitsubishi Electric Corp. and Mitsubishi Corporation of Japan
to supply new control system and protection equipment for the
rehabilitation of Da Nhim Hydro Power Station (4 x 40
MW).  The power station is located in Ninh Thuan Province,
approximately 250km northeast of Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.

This is the first ALSPA P320, an advanced power plant
control system developed by ALSTOM, to be installed in Vietnam.
The work has already begun and is scheduled for completion in
36 months.  

Financed by JBIC of Japan, the rehabilitation project is
aimed at restoring the Da Nhim Power Station (commissioned in
the early 60s) to its original performance levels. Mitsubishi
Electric Corp. and Mitsubishi Corporation, the main
contractors, are responsible for the rehabilitation of four
generators and the associated electrical equipment.

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