Alstom Wins First GT26-Based Combined Cycle Power Plant in India

Regulatory News: Alstom (Paris:ALO) has won a contract worth approximately 175 million euros with Gujarat State Electricity Corporation Ltd (GSECL) for the construction of the first Alstom GT26-based combined cycle power plant in India. This 370 MW plant will be an extension of the existing combined cycle power plant located at Utran, Surat District, State of Gujarat, India. Under the contract, Alstom will provide all engineering, procurement and construction services to deliver a fully integrated combined cycle power plant, with heat recovery steam generator, gas turbine and generator, steam turbine and generator, and DCS (Distributed Control System). The power plant will be built around Alstom’s world-leading GT26 gas turbine technology, which, in combined cycle, is the most efficient gas turbine technology on the market with the highest overall plant efficiency in its class. The plant will be the fourth combined cycle power plant constructed by Alstom in the state of Gujarat, after Kawas, Gandhar, and Hazira*. It will add up to 10% to the generating capacity of GSECL. Philippe Joubert, President of Alstom Power Systems, said: "Thanks to our strong engineering base and increasing presence in India, we are proud of our contribution to the expansion of the Indian power sector and in particular in the State of Gujarat, with a highly efficient combined cycle power plant built around the world-leading GT26 gas turbine. The turbine’s excellent efficiency in combined cycle gives more electricity for the same amount of fuel and hence less emissions of CO2.” *Kawas : Frame 9E gas turbine technology - Gandhar: GT13E2 gas turbine technology - Hazira : GT8C2 gas turbine technology