Alstom to modernise the Laguna Verde nuclear power plant in Mexico

Alstom, in consortium with the Spanish utility Iberdrola, has just
signed a contract with the state-owned utility Comision Federal de
Electricidad (CFE) to modernise the Laguna Verde nuclear power plant
located in the state of Veracruz, in Mexico.

The total order value is estimated at approximately 470 million euros, of which Alstoms share is around 150 million euros.

Alstoms scope of supply is for the full retrofit of two steam turbines, each with one high pressure and two low pressure cylinders, and the supply of new generators.  Consortium leader Iberinco, the engineering and construction business of the Iberdrola Group, will supply the balance of plant. 

The project will increase the current installed capacity of the plant by 20%, from 1,350 to 1,634 MW. The work will begin on 2 March 2007 and is scheduled for completion by 2010.  Laguna Verde is the countrys only nuclear power plant, and the refurbishment work is part of CFEs strategy of optimising all its energy resources and maintaining a diversified and independent energy supply in the country.

Philippe Joubert, President of Alstom Power, said: This contract, won against strong international competition in a re-emerging nuclear market, confirms Alstoms technology leadership and extensive experience in the conventional islands of nuclear power plants. For retrofit projects, we maximise the return to our customers by fully utilising the potential of the existing equipment and combining it with new technologies to produce integrated retrofit solutions". 

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