Alstom signs a maintenance contract worth more than 270 million euros with GAS NATURAL FENOSA for Cartagena gas-fired combined cycle power plant in Spain

Alstom has signed a contract with GAS NATURAL FENOSA, a leading multinational company in the gas and electricity sector, for the maintenance and operational support of the Cartagena gas-fired combined cycle power plant in Spain. This 20-year contract is worth more than 270 million euros.

The Cartagena plant, owned by GAS NATURAL FENOSA, was designed, built and commissioned by Alstom in 2006. It comprises three 400MW combined cycle units, each including a GT26 gas turbine, a heat recovery steam generator, a steam turbine, and a generator supplied by Alstom. Under the terms of the contract, Alstom will provide maintenance and operational support for all core equipment.

Alstom has a 20% share of the Spanish combined cycle installed base, with more than 5 GW of generation capacity and 12 GT26 gas turbines installed. In July 2010, Alstom signed a similar contract with GAS NATURAL FENOSA for the combined-cycle units of Sant Adrià de Besòs (Barcelona) and San Roque (Cádiz), both located in Spain.

This contract reflects GAS NATURAL FENOSASs continued confidence that operation and maintenance support from Alstom is the best way to secure safe operation, reliable service and high availability said Hans-Peter Meer, Senior Vice President Thermal Services for Alstom.

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, 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 93,000 people in more than 70 countries, and had sales of over 23 billion in 2009/10 (pro forma figures).

About GAS NATURAL FENOSA
GAS NATURAL FENOSA is one of the leading multinational companies in the gas and electricity sector, operating in 25 countries, with more than 20 million customers and 16.5 gigawatts of installed power. With a fleet of 10 methane carriers it is one of the biggest operators in the liquefied natural gas (LNG) in the world and a company of reference in the Atlantic and Mediterranean basins where it supplies 30 bcm. In Spain, it is the leading company in generation with gas-fired combined cycle power plants, where it has an installed base of 8.4 gigawatts.

Press contacts
Andrés López-Morancho, Alstom Spain Tel.: +34 91 334 58 00 / +34 609 069 230
andres.lopez-morancho@crn.alstom.com
Gemma Soler, Alstom Power Tel.: +34 93 474 88 00 / +34 619 892 083
gemma.soler@power.alstom.com

Websites www.alstom.com, www.alstom.com/power

• Power Press Release 3.19