Alstom Grid has been awarded a contract worth approximately
€240 million by the Swedish utility Svenska Kraftnät for
the 1440 MW South-West Link. The project will connect
Barkeryd in central Sweden to Hurva in southern Sweden,
using High Voltage Direct Current (HVDC) technology. The
contract is registered in the third quarter of Alstom's
fiscal year 2011/2012.
This transmission project will use Alstom Grid's HVDC
MaxSineTM Voltage Source Converter (VSC) technology . Under
the terms of the contract, Alstom will supply HVDC
converter stations at both ends, as well as control and
protection, converter transformers, switchyard equipment,
construction and project management.
The South-West Link project is forecasted for completion at
the end of 2014.
The main Alstom units involved in the project will be the
HVDC Centre of Excellence in Stafford (UK), Västerås unit
(Sweden) for sites activities and Paris unit (France) for
overall project management and engineering.
"We are proud to have won this new HVDC VSC project
which represents a major step forward in our long-term
ambitions. Svenska Kraftnät is one of the most advanced
utilities in terms of HVDC integration around the world. It
reinforces our position as a major manufacturer in the HVDC
market and supports our commitment to provide turnkey
solutions to our customers, based on the latest
technologies," said Grégoire Poux-Guillaume, Alstom
Grid President.
Alstom Grid has been providing HVDC solutions for 50 years
and is one of the pioneers of this type of technology. The
Group's high voltage valve and control technology has been
used for HVDC transmission schemes worldwide, from
Ningdong-Shandong, the highest rated 660 kV scheme in
China, to the Rio Madeira project in Brazil, the world's
longest HVDC link.
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 chain-from power
generation, through transmission and distribution grids and
to the large end user.
About Svenska Kraftnät
Svenska Kraftnät (Swedish national grid) is a
state-owned public utility that has many different areas of
work. One of Svenska Kraftnät's important tasks is to
transmit electricity from the major power stations to
regional electrical grids, via the national electrical
grid.
Press contacts
Christine Rahard, Stéphane Farhi - Tel +33 1 41 49 32 95
/33 08
christine.rahard@chq.alstom.stephane.farhi@chq.alstom.
Aline Besselièvre (Alstom Grid) - Tel +33 1 49 01 69 04 -
aline.besselievre@alstom.
Anna Lihr (Alstom Sweden) - Tel + +46 708933352 -
anna.lihr@transport.alstom.
Investor relations
Emmanuelle Châtelain, Juliette Langlais - Tel : + 33 1 41
49 37 38 / 21 36
emmanuelle.chatelain@chq.alstom.com,
juliette.langlais@chq.alstom.
Websites www.alstom.- www.alstom.com/grid
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