Alstom wins Jorethang Loop hydropower plant equipment contract

LEVALLOIS-PERRET, France 5/14/10 (PennWell) -- Alstom has been awarded a contract worth EUR18 million (US$22.5 million) from Dans Energy for the 96-MW Jorethang Loop hydropower project in Sikkim, India.

The order entails end-to-end manufacturing of equipment at Alstom Projects India's Vadodara facility in Gujarat state. The contract includes supply, installation, testing and commissioning of electro-mechanical equipment for the hydro plant's two 48-MW units.

The Jorethang Loop hydropower project will be based at the city of Jorethang on the bank of the river Rangeet, a tributary of the river Teesta, the state's largest river