(Source: Arab News, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia)
By Arab News, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
July 5--JEDDAH -- Alstom Grid has been awarded a 80 million-euro ($116 million) contract from Calik Energy, a leading Turkish energy company, for the supply of electrical transmission equipment to be installed in two power plants being built in Iraq by Calik Energy.
This contract is considered the largest for Alstom Grid in Iraq.
The contract, that includes the supply of GIS substations and power transformers2, has been signed within the framework of the Ministry of Electricity's "Mega Deal3" project to add more than 10,000 MW of power generation capacity in the country.
The natural gas/fuel oil power plants are critical to meeting Iraq's growing demand for energy during the period of reconstruction and rebuilding.
Upon completion, the substations and related equipments supplied by Alstom Grid to transmit electricity from the Al-Khairat and Nainawa's gas-fired power plants will contribute to develop the region by transmitting an additional 2000 MW of new generation capacity through the grid.
Project commissioning is scheduled for June 2012 with a second phase planned in October 2012.
Michel Augonnet, senior vice president for Alstom Grid, said: "This prestigious project demonstrates Alstom's ability to respond to ever-greater needs with customer-valued solutions."
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.
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