Alstom to build GT26 420 MW combined cycle power plant

(20/03/2008)

Alstom has signed a full turnkey contract with independent power producer Electrabel France, a Suez Group company, for the construction of a GT26-based, 420 MW combined cycle power plant. The new plant will be constructed in Fos-sur-Mer, near Marseilles, in the south of France. The Alstom contract value is over 270 million euros.

This new project will be Suez ’s first combined cycle power plant in France and its second GT26-based power plant in Europe after the recent contract signed in the Netherlands for the Flevocentrale project. It will also be the third GT26 combined cycle power plant constructed by Alstom in France, following two contracts signed with Gaz de France for Dunkerque in 2002 and Fos-sur-Mer in 2006.

Under the terms of the contract Alstom will supply all EPC (Engineering, Procurement and Construction) services to deliver a fully integrated plant composed of one GT26 combined cycle unit integrating Alstom in-house core plant components: one GT26 gas turbine, one ST15c steam turbine, one TOPGAS generator, one heat recovery steam generator and an ALSPA distributed control system.

In addition, Alstom has been awarded a frame agreement in the form of a 17-year long-term parts and repair agreement, covering all parts and services necessary for the scheduled maintenance of the gas turbine.

As of today, Alstom has sold 118 GT24/GT26 gas turbines and the fleet has accumulated more than 2.7 million firing hours.

Philippe Lermusieau, General Director of Electrabel France, stated: “The implementation of the CombiGolfe project is part of Suez’s policy of diversification of power generation resources. In France, Electrabel has a production capacity of 4,959 MW with low environmental impact from hydraulic, wind and nuclear. This new plant will produce electricity for a long time in a reliable and environmentally friendly way.”

Philippe Joubert, President of Alstom Power Systems, said: “We are delighted that Electrabel has placed again its confidence in Alstom. The operational flexibility of our GT26 technology will allow the peak power needs in France to be met and the high efficiency of the plant will minimise the impact on the environment and reduce CO2 emissions”.

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