KMC in Singapore chooses Alstom to build and maintain an 800 MW gas-fired combined cycle power plant

Alstom, a global leader in the supply of equipment and services for power generation, has been selected by Keppel Merlimau Cogen (KMC) Pte Ltd to build and maintain a new 800 MW power plant in Singapore. KMC is a unit of Keppel Energy Pte Ltd, the energy division of Singapore-based Keppel Corporation Limited.

The order for the first phase of the project, signed today and worth approximately 320 million, includes an EPC (Engineering, Procurement and Construction) contract for the construction of a 400 MW gas-fired combined cycle unit as well as an 18-year maintenance contract.. The second phase, which would also include a 400 MW combined cycle unit, based on Alstoms technology, should be booked in 2011.
When completed, the two units will increase the companys production capacity to 1,300 MW, signalling the companys emergence as one of Singapores main energy providers, and will add around 10% to the countrys capacity for electricity generation.

Under the terms and conditions of the EPC contract, Alstom will provide the entire power plant and all associated equipment, including one GT26 gas turbine, one steam turbine and one heat recovery steam generator for each unit. Alstoms combined cycle technology, based on its GT26 gas turbine, is among the most efficient and reliable technologies currently available.

Alstom also built KMCs existing 500 MW combined cycle power plant in 2007, on which it is currently carrying out an 18-year operation and maintenance contract. This highlights the strength of Alstoms relationship with KMC.

This contract underlines Alstoms competitiveness in Asia for combined cycle power plants. said Philippe Joubert, President of Alstom Power. We have every intention of building on this success and continue implementing our growth strategy in Asia.

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