Hydro News Issue No. 26

Global project activity for electromechanical equipment of hydroelectric power plants has remained satisfying in the last few months and the global hydropower market has also proved stable.

Latest news about the worldwide ANDRITZ HYDRO activities in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Chile, Brazil, France and Guatemala.

The COMPACT HYDRO business division of ANDRITZ HYDRO is a global leader in the market of small hydropower.

Due to its geography and climate, electricity production from hydropower has a long tradition in Canada.

Angola's economy has been growing fast over the last 12 years. Large investments have been made in the infrastructure of the country.

Following the successful completion of the Paloona hydropower project, ANDRITZ HYDRO has now received an important follow-up contract.

ANDRITZ HYDRO received an order from Statkraft Sverige AB for upgrading of unit #3 at HPP Bjurfors Nedre and of unit #3 at HPP Bjurfors Övre in Sweden.

In March 2014, ANDRITZ HYDRO signed a contract with SOGEM to perform the overhaul and update of five generating units at the Manantali hydropower plant.

In mid-2014, ANDRITZ HYDRO signed a contract with SEL GmbH / Srl for the supply and installation of the electromechanical equipment of two horizontal 7.2 MW Francis turbine units.

In January 2014, ANDRITZ HYDRO received a contract from Vorarlberger Illwerke AG to supply two Francis turbines for the new Obervermuntwerk II pumped storage plant.

In April 2014, ANDRITZ HYDRO received a contract from Société des Forces Motrices de la Borgne for the supply of electromecanical equipment for the Bramois hydropower plant.

ANDRITZ HYDRO Austria was awarded with an additional rehabilitation contract for the units #27 and #28 at Inga 2 in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).

ANDRITZ HYDRO has signed a contract with Iberdrola Generación, S.A.U. for the supply of six new Francis runners for the Aldeadávila hydropower plant in Spain.

Early in 2014, ANDRITZ HYDRO and FARASAN INTERNATIONAL SDN BHD signed a contract for engineering, manufacturing, delivery, and installation of two 63 MW vertical Pelton units.

In March 2014, ANDRITZ HYDRO signed a contract with Kemijoki Oy for upgrading the turbines of the Taivalkoski hydropower plant in Finland.

ANDRITZ HYDRO has been awarded a contract for the delivery of fully networked secondary technology and will install a complete NEPTUN system at five hydropower stations by 2021.

In June 2014, ANDRITZ HYDRO was awarded a contract for the design, rehabilitation, supply and installation of hydraulic steelworks and auxiliary systems for the Mount Coffee HPP.

In October 2007, ANDRITZ HYDRO signed a contract with Teesta Urja Limited for the six 200 MW units of Teesta Stage III project in India.

In February 2012, ANDRITZ HYDRO signed a contract with Upper Tamakoshi Hydro Power Limited in Nepal for developing and managing the 456 MW HPP Upper Tamakoshi.

HPP Ruacana is situated on the Kunene River, representing the border between Angola and Namibia.

ANDRITZ HYDRO Mexico recently manufactured a new butterfly valve for the penstock of Reventazón hydropower plant in Costa Rica.

In April 2014, RWE Innogy UK awarded a contract to ANDRITZ HYDRO Germany for the new Cia Aig hydroelectric scheme in Scotland.

In February 2014, ANDRITZ HYDRO received an order from PT Sang-saka Hidro Barat for HPP's Cibalapulang 2 (2 x 3.4 MW) and Cibalapulang 3 (2 x 3.15 MW).

Hydro News Issue 26: ANDRITZ HYDRO received an order for the supply of three turbine-generator units for the Sanchahe hydropower plant in China.

ANDRITZ HYDRO has signed a rehabilitation contract for the electromechanical equipment at HPP Lykovskaya in Russia.

In April 2014, the Turkish construction company Cengiz Insaat and ANDRITZ HYDRO Turkey signed a follow-up order for the Semkirçay hydropower plant in Azerbaijan.

Hydro News Issue 26: ANRITZ HYDRO was able to enter the Malaysian Compact Hydro market and received two orders.

In February 2014, a contract for supply of the complete electromechanical equipment for the Sabanilla hydropower plant in Ecuador was awarded to ANDRITZ HYDRO.

Hydro News Issue 26: The complete secondary equipment for the rehabilitation of the water power plant Göschenen in Switzerland will be delivered by ANDRITZ HYDRO.

Hydro News Issue 26: In Brazil at the water power plant ANDRITZ HYDRO put two units in commercial operation.

Hydro News Issue 26: The water power plant Spielfeld in Austria will be modernized with new secondary equipment.

Hydro News Issue 26: ANDRITZ HYDRO Inepar erected a new instrumentation laboratory in Araraquara in Brazil.

Hydro News Issue 26: The first hydrogen-cooled turbogenerator was delivered by the assemply facility in Linz, Austria.

Hydro News Issue 26: The Powertage 2014, a leading event for the energy industry in Switzerland, took place in June in Zurich.

Hydro News Issue 26: ANDRITZ HYDRO hosted the first Small Hydro Technology Day in Belgrade, Serbia.

Hydro News Issue 26: ANDRITZ HYDRO participated in several important events for the electrical market in Brazil.

Hydro News Issue 26: In July ANDRITZ HYDRO participated for the first time at FILDA, the international business fair in Luanda.