Alstom wins major contract in South Africa to retrofit
Koeberg nuclear power station

The retrofit will increase the stations power output
by over 65 MW, improve availability and reliability, as well as
extend the lifetime of the plant. The retrofits will be carried
out during planned refuelling outages, thus reducing the chance
of interruption to generation from the station.

We are pleased to have this opportunity to further build on
our relationship with Eskom through the supply of the retrofit
for their two steam turbines, said Guy Chardon,
Senior Vice President, Alstom Turbomachines group.
We believe nuclear energy offers a carbon-free, efficient,
viable alternative for meeting increasing demand for
energy.

Eskom and Alstom have worked together on previous projects
such as the retrofitting of the Arnot power plant, an
integrated retrofit project providing a capacity increase to
that station of more than 300 MW. Eskom recently placed orders
for new equipment contracts with Alstom for the Medupi and
Kusile coal fired power plants producing 4800 MW each.

As the worlds leading supplier of nuclear turbine
systems and its position as world leader in nuclear retrofits,
Alstom has installed more than 180 new turbine islands and
retrofitted 220 rotors on nuclear plants worldwide. More than
40% of the worlds nuclear power stations operating today
use Alstom-made equipment. In South Africa, Alstom has a
100-year presence and is a leader in the countrys
turbine generator business. Alstom turbines generate 80% of
South Africas installed capacity.

About Alstom

Alstom is a global leader in the world of power generation
and rail infrastructure and sets the benchmark for innovative
and environmentally friendly technologies. Alstom builds the
fastest train and the highest capacity automated metro in the
world, and provides turnkey integrated power plant solutions
and associated services for a wide variety of energy sources,
including hydro, nuclear, gas, coal and wind. The Group employs
more than 76,000 people in 70 countries, and had orders of
23,5 billion in 2007/08.

About Eskom

Eskom Holdings Ltd. is a vertically integrated electricity
utility in South Africa that generates, transmits and
distributes electricity. Eskom is among the top 10 power
companies by sales and 11th by generating capacity. Eskom has
embarked on a massive rolling capacity expansion programme to
meet an increase in demand and to confront the challenges of an
ageing transmission and generation system. For more information
on Eskom, visit
www.eskom.co.za

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