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Welcome to Alstom Power

of the 25 percent worlds power production capacity depends on Alstom technology
Alstom is a global leader in power generation with a portfolio of products covering all fuel types. From fossil and biomass to nuclear and renewables, 25% of the worlds power production capacity depends on Alstom technology or services. Whether in design, manufacture, procurement or servicing, Alstom is setting the benchmark for innovative technologies that provide clean and efficient power solutions. Alstom can supply anything from single components to complete turnkey power plants. Our Plant IntegratorTM approach and power automation and control solutions ensure the optimisation of all elements to derive the maximum lifetime value from all our customers investments. Alstom has more than 100 years of experience in engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) of new power plants. But our engineers are also experts in retrofitting, modernising and servicing existing plants. With operations in 70 countries, Alstom is close to customers all over the world, ensuring rapid responses and service excellence at all times.

around 52,000 employees the world in 70 countries

of industry 100 years leading expertise

Provider of the cleanest integrated power

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Endless reservoirs of pure power

The Alstom advantages Trust, action and teamwork..................................................... page 04
The leading force in hydropower innovation and implementation with a global footprint and record-breaking references.

From technologies to turnkey solutions Your needs, our solutions............................... page 08

Design and development, a comprehensive portfolio of components, one-stop turnkey plant construction, operation and maintenance services all focused on long-term value.

Robust technology Protecting performance by proven design....................................... page 10

Finding a balance between proven design and essential innovation. Selected features and new technologies that solve pressing problems.

Operation and maintenance Maximising performance and longevity........................... page 12

A partnership for performance. Our services and the Hydro PlantLifeTM programme. The Alstom control platforms.

References Worldwide presence.................................................................................... page 14

Alstom has completed thousands of projects over decades all over the world. Reference list and case studies.

Access to reliable and affordable power is the key to an improved standard of living for everyone. However, it is essential that this power be produced without negative environmental side effects. Alstoms Plant Integrator solutions maximise performance, while our extensive range of environmental products enable us to supply the cleanest power plants in the industry.

Alstoms Clean Power TodayTM strategy recognises the need to improve the environmental balance of legacy plants, while increasing the adoption of new clean energy solutions. Its three pillars are: 1. Focus on production efficiency and energy management 2. Implementation of carbon capture and storage 3. Balancing the energy portfolio by increasing the share of renewable technologies.

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The Alstom

Trust,

Clean Power Today!

Hydropower is the most mature source of renewable clean energy with a 100-year track record and a 16% share of the worlds energy mix. It is also the most flexible, being suitable for peak, baseload production or pumped storage. Because it produces zero greenhouse gases during operation and only one third of the available hydropower in the world is as yet harnessed, hydropower generation is destined to continue to grow rapidly.

Plant Integrator
In hydropower, the fundamental choices of turbine type, generator and balance of plant technology are different in every case. There are no off-the-shelf solutions everything is tailor-made based on the conditions of each site such as the head, flow and plant configuration. Building on experience in thousands of projects, Alstom has developed the Plant IntegratorTM approach, to optimise the complex interactions between the sub-systems during the design, verification, testing and operational phases.

Lifecycle Management
When considering the environmental balance of a given project or technology, one has to take into account the entire product or solution lifecycle. This means assessing the whole picture from design and construction to operation, main tenance and upgrade of existing assets. Alstoms support and commitment at all stages of the lifecycle allows owners to maximise their return on investment while minimising negative environmental side effects.

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advantages

action and teamwork

For more than 100 years, Alstom has been a leading force in hydropower having installed more than 450GW of turbines and generators around 25% of the total global hydro power capacity. Leveraging our experience and global network, we offer unique solutions based on proven state-of-the-art technology and project-specific research and development (R&D).
the worlds hydro 33% of power production potential is currently used

the worlds 16% of electrical power is

currently generated by hydropower

World leader

Alstom is the clear hydropower market leader based on our long-term market share. Having proved ourselves trustworthy over decades, we are able to introduce innovative solutions and technologies that are developed in response to market needs or project challenges. We are also proactive in our development of future project capacity around the world through collaboration with research facilities and recruitment of young engineers.

Alstom has the largest technology portfolio and reference list a proof that we are effective in our strategy and actions. Alstom is the only company able to provide choices for the entire value chain of a hydropower plant, from equipment to services. Alstom technology is central to many record-breaking hydropower plants including Three Gorges in China (9,800 MW), La Grande in Canada (7,843 MW) and Itaipu in Brazil (7,000 MW).

Largest portfolio

Project management
Levallois-Perret (France) Headquarters Grenoble (France) Global Technology Centre Manufacturing

Alstom is recognised for its project management competence. This ability flows naturally from our collaborative culture that honours teamwork and always puts our customer needs first. We can lead a consortium of different suppliers to realise the boldest projects.

Birr (Switzerland) Global Technology Centre Manufacturing Tianjin (China) Manufacturing

We are where our customers are

The Alstom hydro business is led from Levallois-Perret, France. Our Hydro Global Technology Centres are located in Grenoble (France the lead centre), Baroda (India), Sorel-Tracy (Canada) and Birr (Switzerland). Further R&D facilities and resources are spread around the world. Using common platforms for product development across all facilities promotes effective international collaboration. With the support of local service centres in 70 countries, Alstom can deliver timely and efficient hydropower solutions and services all over the world.

Sorel-Tracy (Canada) Global Technology Centre Manufacturing

Taubat (Brazil) Manufacturing

Bilbao (Spain) Manufacturing

Baroda (India) Global Technology Centre Manufacturing

Specialist production sites embedded in the global Alstom network

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Alstom offers a complete portfolio of power generation equipment and services for all fuel types. By 2030 the world will have seen a significant change in the power generation mix with an increased share of CO2-free and renewable power. Alstom will continue to play a strong role in the booming hydropower market.

From technologies to

Design and development

Whether you are looking for new plant packages or refurbishment, Alstom has developed innovative technologies that optimise efficiency, power output and sustainability. For maximum return on investment, every turbine needs to be specifically adapted to fit the hydrology of the project. Similarly, every retrofit or upgrade is a custom project that needs to be specifically designed and developed for optimum results. Before building a turbine, we often create a scale model and conduct comprehensive tests in one of our three Global Technology Centres. We procure opportunities for your project with the following services: Fundamental research and development Hydrology studies and situation analysis Software-based simulations Scale model tests

Full component supply

Alstom is the only original equipment manufacturer (OEM) to offer the full portfolio of components required for a hydropower plant. We build parts as close to the project as possible but ensure the same standard of excellence throughout our global organisation and supply chain. Turbines and generators have been Alstoms core competences for more than 100 years and our operation and maintenance (O&M) experience is continually feeding back to our design and manufacturing processes. We engineer reliable solutions covering the full scope: Material sourcing and manufacturing Turbines and generators Control and protection systems Hydromechanical equipment Balance of plant (BOP)

We help you to maximise power output and profitability from hydrology studies to plant configuration and from construction to maintenance.

Plant Integrator
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turnkey solutions

Your needs, our solutions

Power plant construction

Alstom offers one-stop turnkey hydropower plant construction from initial design to final commissioning. We are also a recognised project manager able to lead a consortium whether or not we are the main supplier. As the engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) provider, Alstom has commissioned more than 450 GW of turbines and generators over the last 100 years. We construct optimised solutions covering: Plant construction management Site installation Commissioning Training

Operation and maintenance

Alstom is not just a leading OEM and EPC provider. We also operate and maintain equipment and plants all over the world. Our Hydro PlantLlifeTM programme offers customers a structured approach to managing their hydropower assets, maximising the efficiency and profitability of every plant while extending the safe and viable operational lifespan. We offer comprehensive operation and maintenance services including: Condition assessment and monitoring Security and lifetime extension services Repairs, retrofits and upgrades Long-term service agreements

Optimising the value chain

The Plant Integrator approach creates real value for our customers by optimising the entire value chain and the overall plant performance. This approach goes beyond the typical product compilation simply aimed at reducing costs. As an OEM, EPC and O&M provider, Alstom has a unique perspective that allows the analysis of the whole plant and the full lifecycle as an integrated system. Using proven models and established benchmarks, specic investment costs can be understood in their true context. Customers benefit from a greater range of options to determine the solutions that are best-suited to their needs. These help them achieve their business objectives and consequently, better serve their markets.

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Protecting performance

Robust

Constant innovation
The hydropower products and services offered by Alstom incorporate a century of steady refinements based on our OEM, EPC and O&M experience. Besides project-specific studies, our Global Technology Centres conduct basic research and are equipped with advanced simulation software and scale model test rigs that allow us to fully verify every stage of the design and engineering process of a newly developed solution. The research activities conducted at Alstom have given birth to innovative products and solutions that have since become industry standards. Our world wide experts are recognised in the scientific community and participate in ambitious research programmes. Their expertise is regularly being called upon to present latest advances to specialised audiences. This means we can offer cutting-edge innovation with total confidence.
2,000 m

High Speed Generators

1,000 MW/MVA

Motor Grts.

1,000 m

500 MW/MVA

Low Speed Generators

1m Head Bulb Kaplan Francis Turbines Pelton Pump

1 MW/MVA Output

Alstom is able to deliver any kind of turbine and any type of generator according to the specific needs of each project. Our turbines cover the range from 5 MW to 900 MW, while our generators range from a few MVA to 1,000 MVA.
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by proven designs
Quantum leap technology:

technology

Efficient turbines
Hydrostatic water guide bearings
Alstom has been supplying power plants with ecofriendly oil-free turbine components for nearly 30 years. Hydrostatic guide bearings force filtered water from the penstock between the shaft and bearing components to create a lubricating film of water. This increases performance, eliminates the risk of oil pollution from the turbine discharge and saves costs.

Reliable generators
Oblique elements
Alstom was the rst equipment provider to patent the oblique elements design in the rotor and stator. Transient stresses, deection forces and the effects of thermal expansion pose a challenge to the circularity and centricity of the rotating and stationary elements of a generator. Oblique elements allow concentric thermal expansion that minimises element fatigue and allows for minimal clearances, making for more efcient, compact and reliable generators. Oblique elements need practically no maintenance, they reduce construction costs due to a smaller foundation, and increase the overall lifetime of a generator. As the first to use this technology, we now have by far the most experience with this solution.

Silt abrasion protective solutions

Solid particles in the water arising from soil erosion cause damage to turbines. This is a particular problem in mountain ranges like the Himalayas or the Andes where heavy rains coincide with fragile soils. Alstom R&D efforts to ght this problem are focussed on the application of hard protective coatings to the turbine runners or the nozzles and buckets, as well as adapting hydraulic designs to minimise erosion-prone zones.

Variable speed generators

With a market share of 47%, Alstom is the undisputed market leader in pumped storage plants. Naturally, we are at the forefront of the new variable speed technology. A variable speed pumped storage system uses asynchronous generator technology to allow adjustment of the power consumed in pumping mode giving unprecedented flexibility and allowing the plant to sell additional network regulation services. This technology is especially significant with the increase in intermittent green energy sources like solar and wind feeding the grid.

Fish-friendly turbines
Protecting humanity goes beyond reducing pollutant emissions we need to preserve the balance of natural ecosystems. That is why Alstom recognises the need for fish-friendly hydropower and has developed fishfriendly turbine designs protecting migrating fish from harm. It gives fish a high chance of surviving passage through the turbine.

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Operation and

Maximum

A partnership for performance

When you choose Alstom as your OEM, EPC or O&M provider you are tapping into a huge reservoir of hydropower know-how and experience. Our operating fleet provides a large amount of data that we use to establish benchmarks and best practices. This makes a real difference to the long-term efficiency and profitability of a plant. The performance potential of a hydropower plant is only partially determined at the manufacturing and construction stages. The best design and construction would be of little benefit if operation and maintenance were not fully optimised. That is why Alstom operates a global network of local service centres that offer a full range of packages and services: O&M contracts, consulting & support, spare parts, and field services. Our O&M goals are to maximise plant availability, improve energy efficiency and optimise component and system lifetimes through timely planned maintenance and suitable upgrades and retrofits. In accordance with our clean power strategy, commercial goals are never allowed to outweigh concerns about the environment and the health and safety of employees and local communities. As service and maintenance is not dependent on the origin of the components, all our solutions are offered for Alstom and nonAlstom equipment.

Hydro PlantLifeTM
Our Hydro PlantLifeTM programme segments operation and maintenance into three service modules, adapted to the age and condition of each plant:

ASSESS

It all begins with an assessment of the site, the current equipment or eventual damaged parts. We offer: hydro assets audit, condition assessments, reverse engineering, lifetime forecast analysis and technical site surveys.

SECURE & EXTEND

Our proactive services focus on securing operations and extending lifetime: modernisation and cost of ownership, lifetime extension, operations, maintenance and emergency repair, condition monitoring, penstocks and gates security, customer support line, spare parts and training.

RESET & UPGRADE

When a big change is necessary we can help with: change of operating pattern, upgrading, environmentally-friendly upgrade, or as-is replacement.

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maintenance

performance and longevity

Control is everything
Alstom is a world leader in the eld of automation and energy management. We provide state-of-the-art solutions for power plant automation, control, protection and optimisation as well as the management of grid connections and substation equipment for all types of hydropower plants. Our agship platform is the ALSPA Series 6 a very scalable system. Its CONTROPLANT solutions are perfect for the biggest national river projects with multiple turbines. The cost effective SMARTCONTROL is adapted to smaller local hydropower projects. Alstom offers a number of exible and robust platforms for energy production and plant management. These systems can cover the entire plant, including turbine speed governing systems, generator excitation to the entire control room with plant management, operation and optimisation tools, through plant and machine automation, to asset management and remote diagnostics. They can be installed as part of a new project or as a retrot. Using an advanced architecture based on secured networks of consistent hardware, Alstom control platforms integrate all the key processes for control, optimisation, protection and advanced asset condition monitoring into one system and offer unparalleled levels of control and performance enhancement.

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References

Hydro plants that stand the

Hydro the most global of the renewable energy sources

Alstom has been a key contributor or lead OEM for many of the worlds largest hydropower projects. The length of our reference list, the range or our product and service portfolio and the reach of our global organisation means there is no project too big or too small for us to handle. If you want a case study or reference example covering a particular type, design or technology, do not hesitate to contact your local Alstom representative.

Alstom hydropower installed base*

North America 27 GW 3 GW 37 GW 7 GW 74 GW Latin America 44 GW 2 GW 54 GW 8 GW 108 GW

Europe and Russia CIS 36 GW 1 GW 111 GW 6 GW 154 GW Middle East and Africa 8 GW 1 GW 26 GW 1 GW 36 GW

China 38 GW 1 GW 52 GW 91 GW Asia and Oceania 19 GW 0.3 GW 29 GW 0.3 GW 49 GW

New Turbines

Refurbished Turbines

New Generators

Refurbished Generators

* Status mid 2010

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test of time

Project highlights
CANADA La Grande New: 33 turbine/generator units, 8654 MW USA Shasta Refurbishment: 5 x 142 MW Francis turbine/generator units BRAZIL Itaipu New: 10 x 700 MW turbine/generator units, control system VENEZUELA Guri Refurbishment: 4 x 400 MW Francis turbine/generator units PORTUGAL Alqueva New: 2 x 130 MW pumped storage turbine/generator units, control system SWITZERLAND Linthal 2015 New: 4 x 250 MW variable speed pumped storage turbine/ generator units Nant de Drance 2017 New: 4 x 157 MW variable speed pumped storage turbine/ generator units FRANCE Grand Maison New: 12 x 157 MW pumped storage turbine/generator units MOROCCO Afourer New: 2 x 175 & 2 x 60 MW pumped storage turbine/generator units, BoP, control system and irrigation SUDAN Merowe New turnkey supply: 10 x 125 MW turbine/generator units, BoP, control system CHINA Three Gorges New: 14 x 710 MW turbine/generator units, 14 governors, control system Huizhou, Bailianhe and Baoquan New: 16 x 306 MW pumped storage turbine/generator units, BoP, control system SOUTH KOREA Yang Yang New: 4 x 250 MW adjustable double-stage pumped storage turbine/generator units INDIA Subansiri New turnkey supply: 8 x 250 MW turbine/generator units, control system MALAYSIA Bakun New: 4 x 315 MW turbine/generator units, BoP

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CASE STUDY

The worlds largest Francis turbine hydropower plant

Three Gorges
China
Located in Yichang, Hubei province, China, the Three Gorges project is the worlds largest electricity-generating plant, containing 32 main turbine/generator units each at capacity of 700 MW and total installed capacity of 22,500 MW. Alstom has been working with the China Three Gorges Project Corporation (CTGPC) since 1997, supplying the first 8 x 700 MW hydro generator units for the Left Bank of the Three Georges project. In 2004, Alstom became the only foreign supplier selected to provide further four Francis units of 700 MW each for the Right Bank power house. Currently Alstom is responsible for the final part for the project: supplying two vertical Francis turbines of 710 MW each for the underground powerhouse. The China Yangtze Three Gorges Corporation began its work on four additional hydropower projects on the Yangtze river - Xiluodu, Xiangjiaba, Baihetan and Wudongde. Once installed, the total capacity of these four new plants will be more than 38,000 MW. Customer:............................. China Yangtze Three Gorges Corporation (CYTGC) Scope of supply:................... 14 x 710 MW Francis turbines, 14 x 840 MVA air-cooled generators, governors, control system Electrical output:.................. 22,500 MW Commercial operation:......... 2012 Advantages Energy supply to fast-growing industry in the region Flood prevention High efficiency, optimised output, and highest security Local manufacturing for timely delivery and competitive sourcing

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CASE STUDY

Record-breaking upgrade of a Francis hydropower plant

Shasta

United States of America

Alstom successfully upgraded two generators and rehabilitated five turbine runners of the Francis turbine/generator units in the Shasta power plant to significantly increase the efficiency rating. The Shasta power plant is a peaking plant, only operating in the hours of energy peak demand. The dam has been in operation for more than 60 years, providing much needed energy as well as protecting the local community from the floods of the Sacramento river by providing water storage, and irrigation. This is not only a key energy producer for the region, but a popular recreational boating area as well. Customer:............................. U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation Scope of supply:................... Refurbishment of 5 x 142 MW Francis turbines and 2 generators Electrical output:.................. 710 MW Commercial operation:......... 2009 Advantages Significantly increased efficiency thanks to Alstom refurbishment Unit output increased from 133 to 142 MW thanks to new equipment New runner design, replacement of thrust bearings, stator cores and new generator winding

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CASE STUDY

The latest variable speed pumped storage hydropower plant

Nant de Drance
Switzerland
With hydroelectricity making up more than 50% of the total energy produced in the country, Switzerland is naturally at the forefront of pumped storage technology. This project, designed to meet peak consumption needs, uses the innovative variable speed pumped storage technology by Alstom. Thanks to its energy reservoirs, a pumped storage plant can supply electricity to the grid at any time of the day, and provide an immediate and effective solution to bridge production bottlenecks. Besides regulating the power in production mode like any pumped storage plant, variable speed machines regulate the pumping power that it consumes as well. Utilities can sell advanced frequency regulation and grid load management while pumping at any time. This capability is key to boost synergies with renewable energies whose production has to be balanced, including during the night when pumped storage power plants are generally pumping water up. Customer:............................. Nant de Drance SA c/o Alpiq Suisse SA Scope of supply:................... 4 x 157 MW pump turbines, 4 x 170 MVA vertical asynchronous motor/generators Electrical output:.................. 628 MW Commercial operation:......... 2017 Advantages Increased flexibility for operators Better integration of renewable electricity sources Grid regulation services for secure balancing

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