Alstom Grid signs power transmission contracts worth around 10 million in Colombia

The first project, which will be conducted in the city of Neiva, has been awarded by Electrificadora del Huila S.A. E.S.P., a company responsible for the distribution, commercialization and generation of power in Colombia. Under the terms of the contract, Alstom Grid will supply a new turnkey Gas-insulated substation, 115 kV, and will extend two existing ones to close the 115 kV ring of Neiva, capital of Huila Province. The substation will be commissioned in November 2012.

Another important contract was signed with Ecopetrol, a public company dedicated to the exploration and drilling of oil wells, for the supply and engineering of the Araguaney 115 kV Gas-insulated substation, part of the development of the new line of Bicentenario oil pipeline. At 960 km, its the biggest oil pipeline in Colombia. The new Alstom Grid substation will allow the oil sector to keep pace with increasing energy demands generated by high oil exports. Project completion is forecast for March 2013.

The expertise of our company in power transmission includes all levels of transformers for generation and interconnection, as well as autotransformers, capacitors, Smart Grid solutions, and many other products. The two contracts consolidate our presence in the Latin American market, where we have operated for over 50 years and, in particular, in Colombia, a country with great possibility of growth in the power area, says Juan Jorge Celis, Country President for Alstom Colombia.

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 92,700 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.

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