Alstom lands hydro orders

French power and transport equipment maker Alstom said yesterday it has won hydropower orders to supply turbines and generator sets worth 3.8 billion yuan.

The hydropower orders in China include: eight 600-MW generators for Jinping's phase II power plant in Sichuan Province; three 650-MW generators for the Nuozhadu power project in Yunnan Province; four 280-MW generators for the Shatuo project in Guizhou; and three 84-MW turbine/generator units for the Longjiang hydropower station in Yunnan.

Alstom has also received an order from Vietnam Electricity that includes six 400-MW turbine/generator units for the Son La project in Vietnam.