Alstom Grid wins contract worth around 60 million for a 765 kV turnkey substation in India

Alstom Grid, through its Indian subsidiary Areva T&D India Limited*, has been awarded a contract worth approximately 60 million, by Rajasthan Rajya Vidyut Prasaran Nigam Limited (RRVPNL),State transmission utility, for the design and the construction of a 765 kV turnkey substation located in the Rajasthan state (India). The contract also includes Extra High Voltage (EHV)transformers and reactors, and a long-term maintenance service.

Within the state of Rajasthan, the existing 400 kV transmission network is being scaled up to 765 kV to support a growing number of power projects with generation capacities reaching 4000 MW and beyond. Alstom Grid's innovative 765 kV EHV substation will increase power transfer capacity, allowing more power to be transmitted across the network, improving efficiency.

Under the contract, Alstom Grid will supply all 765 kV products for this substation, manufactured locally in Alstom Grids factories in Vadodara, Padappai, Pallavaram, Hosur and Noida. These manufacturing factories were set up in India to meet the future needs of the country, as the transmission voltages move to Extra and Ultra High Voltage levels (up to 1,200 kV).

Grégoire Poux-Guillaume, Alstom Grid President, declared, This significant contract with RRVPNL once again demonstrates the performance and reliability of Alstom Grids Extra High Voltage equipment and solutions. We pioneered the countrys first 765kV substation in January 2007 and have continued to develop our presence in India over many years. Alstom Grid maintains its leading position in the Indian EHV 765kV market having won 15 out of 32 substations of 765 kV ordered to date in the country.

*Important Note: The high voltage activities described in this press release are under the operational control of Alstom Grid and carried out in India through Areva T&D India limited, a company publicly listed on the stock exchanges of India. On 7 June 2010, the global activities of Areva T&D were acquired by a consortium of Alstom and Schneider Electric. Following this acquisition, the High Voltage Transmission and the Power Electronics activities are to be carried on under the control of Alstom and the Medium Voltage activities under control of Schneider Electric.

In India on 3 December 2010, following the conclusion of a mandatory tender offer, Alstom and Schneider Electric announced that they had assumed operational control of Areva T&D India. The respective businesses will now be segregated in terms of a scheme of arrangement through a court process.

However, Areva T&D India will continue to operate under the Areva T&D name, until the appropriate judicial process has been completed according to Indian regulations.

About Alstom

Alstom is a global leader in the world of power generation, power transmission 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. It provides turnkey integrated power plant solutions and associated services for a wide variety of energy sources, including hydro, nuclear, gas, coal and wind, and it offers a wide range of solutions for power transmission, with a focus on smart grids. The Group employs 92,000 people in 100 countries and had sales of 20.9 billion in 2010/11.

Alstom Grid has over 100 years of expertise in electrical grids. Whether for utilities or electro-intensive industries or facilitating the trading of energy, Alstom Grid brings power to its customers projects. Alstom Grid ranks among the top 3 in electrical transmission sector with an annual sales turnover of more than 4 billion. It has 20,000 employees and over 90 manufacturing and engineering sites worldwide. At the heart of the development of Smart Grid, Alstom Grid offers products, services and integrated energy management solutions across the full energy value chainfrom power generation, through transmission and distribution grids and to the large end user.

Press contacts

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Aline Besselièvre: aline.besselievre@alstom.com / Tel: + 33 1 49 01 69 04

Pooja Thakran (Alstom Grid India): pooja.thakran@areva-td.com / Tel: +91 88 0099 4873

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