Alstom has signed a US$310m contract with Metals & Engineering Corporation (METEC) to supply turbines and generators for the hydro power plant of the Grand Renaissance (also known as Millennium) dam, located on the Blue Nile in Ethiopia. The power plant will be operated by the Ethiopian Electric Power Corporation (EEPCo).
Alstom will supply and supervise the installation of all electromechanical equipment for the plant, including eight 375 MW turbines and eight generators for the first phase. The contract also includes engineering and power plant commissioning. The commissioning will start in late 2013 and take place in successive steps over a three-year-period.
When completed, the Grand Renaissance power plant, with a total output of 6,000 MW, will be the largest hydro project in Africa and a priority for the Ethiopian government. Once in operation, the power plant will quadruple Ethiopia’s current electricity production capacity.
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