HYDRO news
2013-02-01
ANDRITZ to supply electromechanical equipment for the Muskrat Falls hydropower plant, Canada
ANDRITZ HYDRO, part of international technology Group ANDRITZ, has received an order from Nalcor Energy to supply four 209 megawatt (MW) Kaplan turbines and four synchronous generators for the new Muskrat Falls hydropower plant in Labrador, Canada. Commissioning is scheduled for 2017. The power generated will be used to replace the energy production of an oil-fired thermal power station.The order has a value of approximately 125 million euros.