ALSTOM wins two orders for air pollution control systems in
France for over 230 million

ALSTOM has won two separate orders to supply air pollution
control systems for power plants in France with a combined
order value in excess of  230 million.  The
orders have been awarded by Electricité de France (EDF)
and LA SNET, an independent power producer owned by Endesa, EDF
and Charbonnages de France. With these recent orders ALSTOM is
confirmed as the world' s leading supplier of emissions
reduction technology in the very dynamic power generation and
industrial markets, as well as a leading global contributor to
clean thermal power production.

The installation of the air pollution control systems will
ensure the reduction of nitrogen oxides and sulphur oxides
emissions to a level significantly lower than required by the
recently adopted European and French regulations.

The order from EDF is worth approximately  100
million for the supply of Selective Catalytic Reduction (SCR)
units for the reduction of nitrogen oxides at power stations
located in Le Havre (Normandy) and Cordemais (Pays de la
Loire). 

The order from LA SNET is valued at around  130
million and will be carried out in consortium with GTM,
responsible for the civil works. ALSTOM will deliver one SCR
unit and one Flue Gas Desulphurisation unit to each of the 600
MW power stations located in Carling (Lorraine), and in
Gardanne (Provence).

The construction of these units will start in early 2005,
and are scheduled to be in operation by January 2008.

Philippe Joubert, President of ALSTOM's Power Environment
and Power Turbo-Systems Sectors comments, 'We, at ALSTOM Power
Environment, are extremely proud to be the leader of an
activity which is closely associated with environmentally
conscious Companies such as EDF and LA SNET.  These two
new awards consolidate ALSTOM's leadership position in the
growing market of environmental controls' .

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