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2009 | Alstom to supply electrical equipment for a new unit at Ruacana, Namibia’s biggest hydropower plant
Alstom Hydro, in consortium with Andritz Hydro, has been awarded a contract with Namibia’s state-owned power utility Nam Power for the supply of the electro-mechanical equipment and penstocks for a new 92 MW turbine-generator unit at Ruacana power plant in Namibia. Alstom’s share of the contract is approximately €16 million.
The Ruacana power plant is located on the Kunene river on the border of Angola and is Nam Power’s largest power plant, accounting for some 80% of Namibia’s annual electricity production. This new unit, which will serve as the main operating unit, will supply clean energy to the Namibian electricity network.
The project represents Nam Power’s first major power plant investment in several years and will help satisfy growing national electricity demand while lowering the country’s dependence on imports.
Alstom’s scope of supply comprises one generator set, excitation system, control and protection system and electrical auxiliary systems, as well as the connection to the existing plant. The consortium will handle the turnkey installation, commissioning and testing of the new unit, which has an output of 92 MW (greater than the existing three 82 MW units), an increased overall efficiency of 93.3% and a net head of 130.5 metres. Start of commercial operation is planned for March 2012.
Alstom supplied hydro-mechanical equipment and other systems to the Ruacana power plant at the beginning of its construction in 1977
Source : Communiqué ALSTOM POWER
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