Alstom awarded contracts worth over 170 million reinforcing its leadership in power plant air quality control systems

Alstom, the worlds leading supplier of air quality control systems (AQCS) for power plants, announced today that it has been awarded contracts in excess of 170 million since December 2009, further strengthening its leadership in environmental control systems.

The company has the worlds largest installed base in air quality control systems with over 100,000 MW of wet, seawater and dry flue gas desulphurisation systems (FGD*) installed worldwide, more than 210,000 MW of electrostatic precipitators (ESP**) installed worldwide and over 40 years experience in the field. FGD systems remove sulphur dioxide released from coal-fired power plants and ESPs are used to remove ash particles created during the combustion process.

Recently introduced regulations on pollutants are fueling the growth of the air quality control systems market worldwide. This trend is set to continue due to the large number of installed coal-fired power plants in North America and Europe, and the numerous new fossil-fired power plants being built in Asia, particularly in India and China, in response to high demand in these fast growing economies.

Russia
In 2012 and 2013, Alstom will be commissioning the largest environmental power plant project in CIS countries in history by building Russias first desulphurisation system at units 1&2 of the Cherepetskaya power plant in the Tula region in Central Russia.

Alstom will deliver an integrated dry flue gas desulphurisation system (DFGD) with electrostatic precipitators for two new 225 MW coal-fired boilers. Under the terms of the contract with EPC contractor Technopromexport, with whom Alstom has worked in the past on projects in Europe and Asia, Alstom will supply the engineering, equipment, erection and commissioning supervision, as well as providing training.

Alstom's market-leading FGD systems will enable OGK-3, the power plant operator, to comply with Russias dust and SOx emissions regulations in a cost-effective way. Many of the project components will be manufactured locally and the execution of the project will be handled by local staff.

Estonia
Alstom has won an order from Estonian state-owned utility Eesti Energia to supply and install two dry FGD systems at Narva steam power plants in Estonia, thus supporting the country in reducing its emissions of sulphur dioxide. Alstom has previously supplied enhanced dust removal systems (electrostatic precipitators) to Eesti Energia and has a long term service agreement in place since 2000. Most recently, a contract was signed between Alstom and Eesti Energia in March 2009 to install two new dry desulphurisation systems on two of Narvas twelve 200 MW units. The order included an option for two more identical systems. An option which has just been exercised. The Narva complex consists of the world's two largest oil shale-fired (***) thermal power plants, which together generate about 95% of the countrys total power production.

Poland

Alstom was just awarded a contract with Soda Polska CIECH sp. z.o.o to build a new dry desulphurisation system at the Janikowo power plant in Poland. The work will be conducted by a consortium consisting of Alstom Power Sp. z o.o. in Poland, Alstom Power Sweden AB and Polish construction company ABM SOLID S.A. Commissioning is due in spring 2012.

USA
Indian River LLC has awarded Alstom a contract for the design and supply of dry flue gas desulphurisation (DFGD) equipment for the Indian River power plant, owned by NRG Energy. The equipment will reduce sulphur dioxide emissions to meet stringent state regulations at the Sussex County, Delaware-based facility.

Saudi Arabia
Following the recent contract to supply flue gas desulphurisation systems for units 1&2 of the new oil-fired Rabigh power plant currently being built in Saudi Arabia, Alstom has signed a contract for the design, supply and site advisory services of two 660 MW electrostatic precipitators for Rabigh. The power plant is owned by a consortium of Saudi Arabian companies Acwa (40% ownership) Kepco (40%) and SEC (Saudi Electricity Corporation; 20%) and is due to be commissioned from 2012 onwards.

Also in Saudi Arabia, Hanwa Engineering and Construction has awarded Alstom a contract to engineer, supply, install and commission seawater flue gas desulphurisation systems for units 5&6 of the Marafiq power plant in Yanbu. Alstoms technology uses no chemicals, only seawater and air, to remove 97% of sulphur dioxide from the plant, allowing the plant to conform to the countrys environmental requirements. The project is part of a first stage to expand power and desalination in the Yanbu region. The Marafiq plant will double its output with the extension of units 5&6 to approximately 1000 MW.

India
The Chinese company SEPCO III has chosen Alstom for the supply of three seawater flue gas desulphurisation units (SWFGD) for the coal-fired Mundra plant in India. The contract includes engineering, procurement and supply of equipment and all key components, advisory service for erection, commissioning and performance testing. Alstoms advanced seawater FGD technology will help the power plant meet Indias environmental requirements. Alstoms experience and global presence means it is able to complete the project within a tight project schedule, a key factor to the success of the power plant project.

Andreas Lusch, Senior Vice President and Head of Thermal Systems at Alstom says: As a leading clean power solutions provider, Alstom is fully committed to supplying efficient, cost-effective air quality control systems for all types of fossil-fired power plants. These latest contracts are further proof that power plant operators worldwide value our environmental control technologies and trust our project execution capabilities.

Editors Notes
*Flue gas desulphurisation (FGD) systems remove sulphur dioxide released from coal-fired power plants. Alstom offers wet, seawater and dry processes for FGD to meet the varying economic requirements of its customers. Seawater flue gas desulphurisation (SWFGD) is suitable for thermal power stations, metal smelters and oil refineries, and efficiently treats flue gases containing 20-6500 ppm of sulphur dioxide.

The compact design provides a good solution to both new and retrofit installations and is especially cost-efficient on applications that already use seawater as a coolant. The first Alstom SWFGD plant started operation in 1968. Today, more than 90 of these units have been installed or are under construction in different parts of the world, corresponding to a total equivalent capacity of about 32 GW of flue gas desulphurisation.

**In thermal power plants, electrostatic precipitators (ESPs) are used to remove ash particles created during the combustion process of oil and coal-fired boilers. Alstoms ESP solutions boast a removal rate of over 99,9 %. 

***Oil shale is a sedimentary rock that contains significant amounts of kerogen, a mixture of organic compounds, which can be burned to be used as a fuel for power generation.

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