Alstom wins first GT26-based combined cycle power plant in India

Alstom has won a contract worth approximately Rs 1000 crores with Gujarat State Electricity Corporation Ltd (GSECL) for the construction of the first Alstom GT26-based combined cycle power plant in India. This 370 MW plant will be an extension of the existing combined cycle power plant located at Utran, Surat District, State of Gujarat, India.

Under the contract, Alstom will provide all engineering, procurement and construction services to deliver a fully integrated combined cycle power plant, with heat recovery steam generator, gas turbine and generator, steam turbine and generator, and DCS (Distributed Control System). Alstoms local entity , ALSTOM Projects India Limited will be responsible for plant engineering , heat recovery steam generator and other equipment supplies along with the entire site construction of the plant amounting to Rs.500 crores

The power plant will be built around Alstoms world-leading GT26 gas turbine technology, which, in combined cycle, is the most efficient gas turbine technology on the market with the highest overall plant efficiency in its class.

The plant will be the fourth combined cycle power plant constructed by Alstom in the state of Gujarat, after Kawas, Gandhar, and Hazira*. It will add up to 10% to the generating capacity of GSECL.

Philippe Joubert, President of Alstom Power Systems, said: Thanks to our strong engineering base and increasing presence in India, we are proud of our contribution to the expansion of the Indian power sector and in particular in the State of Gujarat, with a highly efficient combined cycle power plant built around the world-leading GT26 gas turbine. The turbines excellent efficiency in combined cycle gives more electricity for the same amount of fuel and hence less emissions of CO2. 

*Kawas : Frame 9E gas turbine technology - Gandhar: GT13E2 gas turbine technology - Hazira : GT8C2 gas turbine technology.

About ALSTOM Projects India Limited (APIL) 

ALSTOM Projects India Ltd (APIL) is a majority owned subsidiary company of Alstom SA France the global leader in power generation and rail infrastructure and a multinational company that nurtures a long-term commitment to India. Alstom Projects India Ltd (APIL) offers a composite range of services related to power generation for utilities and industrial users, transportation systems covering traction, signalling and train control for the railways and energy management for a variety of industries.

In India since 1910, Alstom is one of the oldest foreign companies in the country employing close to 3000 people across New Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Vadodara, Coimbatore, Durgapur, Shahabad and a software technology facility at Bangalore. Alstom Projects India Ltd. has a turnover of INR 1250 crore and is listed at BSE & NSE with 33 per cent of its equity with the public.

For further information, please contact:  

Komal Das
Director, Corporate Communications
ALSTOM Projects India Ltd.
Tel: + 91 11 41811668
email: komal.das@power.alstom.com