Alstom Wins 1,250 MW Power Contract for Sudan Hydro Dam

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Researched by Industrialinfo.com (Industrial Information Resources, Incorporated; Houston, Texas). The electro-mechanical equipment contract for the Merowe Dam project in the Sudan has been awarded to Alstom by the Sudanese ministry of Irrigation and Water Resources (PEC 85100002).

The $293 million contract includes 10 x 125 MW hydro turbines and generators and the balance of plant, control system and engineering. The scope also includes erection and commissioning.

In June 2003, the main construction contract for the $2 billion project was awarded to China's CCMD group (industrailinfo.com June 6, 2003 - Sudan Takes Slice of Nile Power with $2 Billion 1250 MW Hydro Dam. At the time of signing, it was the biggest international construction contract ever awarded to Chinese companies.

Work is due to start on the project by the end of 2003. When the 10 kilometer wide and 65 meter high dam is completed and the total 1250 MW turbine installation is commissioned by 2009, it will more than double the country's current power capacity with potential demand estimated at 3,000 MW.

Alstom, in the middle of a make or break recovery plan, is taking encouragement from the contract award. Work on the turbine-generator sets will be spread through various Alstom plants, including those in Brazil, Switzerland, France and Germany.