HYDRONo. 24 / 11-2013 • ENGLISH NEWSMAGAZINE OF ANDRITZ HYDRO

HIPASE Top story, the new product line by ANDRITZ HYDRO Automation (Page 05) GEORGIA Inauguration of a representative office in a future market (Page 08) XAYABURI A new run-of-river power station for Lao PDR (Page 14) KINDARUMA Final taking over in Kenya ahead of schedule (Page 24)

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Latest News

Indonesia Ghana Lao PDR

Volta River Authority signed a con- ANDRITZ HYDRO has signed a con- tract with ANDRITZ HYDRO for the tract with POSCO Engineering and refurbishment of electromechanical Construction Company Ltd. (POSCO equipment at HPP Kpong. The scope E&C) for the supply, installation and includes engineering, installation commissioning of the electromech- and commissioning of four 45.7 MW anical equipment for HPP Nam Lik 1. Kaplan turbines, four generators, transformers and additional equip- The scope of supply includes two ment. 32.25 MW bulb turbines, horizontal generators, mechanical auxiliaries, electric power systems, gates and ad- Serbia ditional equipment. The hydropower plant will be put into operation within 38 months. In November 2007 Electric Power ln- dustry of Serbia (EPS) awarded a con- tract to ANDRITZ HYDRO for the reha- ANDRITZ HYDRO was awarded by PT bilitation of the run-of-river hydropower Hydro News on iPad Perusahaan Listrik Negara (Indonesia) station Bajina Bašta. In September with the supply of electromechanical 2013 unit 4, the last unit, successfully equipment for HPP Peusangan. finished its test run. Instead of planned Since July 2013 the Hydro News is 103 MW, the output of each unit could also available for iPads. It is now The project scope includes supply, be increased to 105.6 MW. possible to read the customer maga- installation and commissioning of zine everywhere, offline and online, four 23 MW Franics turbines, four free from any charge. generators and additional equipment. QR code to download the Hydro News mobile kiosk onto your iPad.

Turkey

ANDRITZ HYDRO has received an order as part of a consortium from Kalehan Enerji for supply, installation, On 8 October 2013 unit 4 was cere- and commissioning (scheduled for monial handed over to EPS. The im- 2016) of three 235 MVA generators portance of the project was empha- for the new HPP Upper Kaleköy. sized by the attendance of the Serbian Prime Minister, Mr. Ivica Dačić, on the The planned hydropower plant has event. a total output of 636 MW and will cover – with an annual production of approximately 1,470 GWh – the electricity demand for 150,000 house- holds in Turkey. HYDRONEWS • 24 Contents 03

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02 LATEST NEWS SITE REPORTS Cover: HIPASE, new product line 19 Teesta Low Dam III, India by ANDRITZ HYDRO Automation 04 INTRODUCTION 20 Santo Antônio, Brazil 21 Deriner, Turkey TOP STORY 22 Wei Tuo, China 05 HIPASE 23 Ashta 1 & 2, Albania 24 Kindaruma, Kenya MARKETS 25 Iffezheim, Germany 08 Georgia 26 Coca Codo Sinclair, Ecuador 10 Switzerland 27 Strasbourg & Gerstheim, France NEW PROJECTS 12 Matre Haugsdal, Norway 28 HIGHLIGHTS 13 San Pedro II, Spain 14 Xayaburi, Lao PDR TECHNOLOGY 16 Spray 1, Canada 34 MINI COMPACT HYDRO 17 VERBUND Grenzkraftwerke 18 Djoué, Congo 35 EVENTS

Imprint Publisher: ANDRITZ HYDRO GmbH, A-1120 Vienna, Eibesbrunnergasse 20, Austria, Phone: +43 50805 5 Responsible for the contents: Alexander Schwab Editorial Board: Christian Dubois, Clemens Mann, Bernhard Mühlbachler, Jens Päutz, Edwin Walch Project Manager: Judith Heimhilcher Copyright: © ANDRITZ HYDRO GmbH 2013, All rights reserved Graphic design: Layout / production: A3 Werbeservice Circulation: 21,100 • Printed in German, English, French, Spanish, Portuguese and Russian language This issue includes links to videos on external websites whose content we can’t influence. The opinions expressed in the videos are personal views of the speaker, which must not match with the positions of ANDRITZ HYDRO GmbH. The initiator of the video is responsible for the accuracy of the content. 04 Introduction HYDRONEWS • 24

Dear business friend

ithout innovative hydro- ANDRITZ HYDRO could win in this ing put that many power stations in power we will not have a sector orders in all regions of the service – securing the production of W renewable energy future – world, from Belgium to Vietnam and environmentally friendly and economi- and ANDRITZ HYDRO is contributing from Canada to Chile. cally viable green electricity next de- with our people, technology and cades to come. quality. Technological development is nowa- days essential to keep the state of Recent examples include HPP Myntdu- With the slow down of the worldwide the art standard of ANDRITZ HYDRO. Leshka (3 x 42 MW) in India, HPP economy and subdued delays for For example the automation platform Theun-Hinboun (1 x 220 MW) in Lao investments in new installations the HIPASE is a radical new approach to PDR, HPP Allai Khwar (2 x 60.5 MW) in project landscape reflects now again unifying different device specifications Pakistan, HPP Boyabat (3 x 176 MW) a stable performance but on a lower and applying the latest and most mod- in Turkey, HPP Bajina Bašta (4 x 105.6 level compared to the peak years ern hardware and software technolo- MW) in Serbia, HPP Kindaruma (3 x 24 before. Still ANDRITZ HYDRO is show- gies. It is the first time such a product MW) in Kenya and HPP Chacayes (2 x ing, after an excellent year 2012, a could be developed and will now be 59.5 MW) in Chile. satisfactory development in 2013. introduced to the global market. The trust our customers place in us is Orders like equipment supply for HPP Another commitment from ANDRITZ based on our solid performance in im- Xayaburi and HPP Nam Lik in Lao PDR, HYDRO is our excellent execution of plementation. It is this which gives us HPP Upper Kaleköy in Turkey or HPP 5 orders. Timely high quality deliveries the confidence to tackle new challeng- de Noviembre in El Salvador demon- are proving our technological compe- es and future demands. strate this. Additionally the number of tence and our project management small hydropower stations installed is skills represent a corner stone of our remaining on a high level. reputation. We are quite proud of hav- With sincere thanks

M. Komböck W. Semper H. Heber HYDRONEWS • 24 Top story 05

HIPASE The new product line by ANDRITZ HYDRO Automation

n parallel to hydraulic and electri- cal energy a permanent stream I of information flows through the power plant, which controls, regulates, optimizes and protects this energy conversion process. The comprehensive handling of this information flow is the task of ANDRITZ HYDRO Automation.

For more than 30 years, automation technology has been characterized by rapid digitalization. With the newly developed platform HIPASE, ANDRITZ HYDRO Automation addresses the lat- est technological possibilities and uni- fies for the first time in one product the different device characteristics of elec- trical protection, voltage control and synchronization worldwide.

HIPASE - the homogeneous ▲ HIPASE device platform this was done by specialized mechani- HIPASE is a radically new approach All hydropower plant units are electri- cal and electromechanical devices, of ANDRITZ HYDRO, representing a cally protected, the generator voltage which have been designed in a techno- unified product platform for electrical is regulated and units are synchro- logical very different way, by the vary protection, voltage regulation and syn- nized with the grid. For nearly a century nature of technology at this time. chronization for the first time worldwide. HIPASE is based on the latest hard- and ▼ HIPASE device For several decades, the entire control, software technology and is character- regulation and automation systems ized by a uniform hardware, a uniform have been characterized by the elec- user interface and a unified engineering tronic computing evolution. Historic tool. mechanical and electromechanical devices are now being superseded by Over the last 30 years the different digital electronic and software-con- technical skills required have been trolled devices. Although these different a core competence within ANDRITZ devices are based on the same tech- HYDRO. With more than 500 em nology, the currently on the automation ployees involved in the automation market available products are still business, ANDRITZ HYDRO Automation being built today on completely different is the world leader in automation platforms, reflecting the historical inde- solutions for hydropower plants. pendent product development. 06 Top story HYDRONEWS • 24

Additional key success factors:

n Bundling a team of highly skilled R&D staff and experienced field engineers for hydroelectric power plant control and regulation under one roof at ANDRITZ HYDRO Automation head- quarters in Vienna (Austria). n Short communication lines and deci- sion-making process have been es- sential for the unification of technical disciplines which have evolved differ- ently over a very long time. n Extensive and long-standing technical worldwide turbine and generator s HIPASE Functional diagram know-how as a crucial factor for the successful development of HIPASE. HIPASE - uniform local device tions for electrical protection, voltage operation regulation and synchronization are con- HIPASE - unified hardware figured, parameterized and documented Each HIPASE device has a full graphic with the same tool. The hardware of HIPASE is uniformly color touch display for local unit oper- constructed - each HIPASE device con- ation. The look and feel of the electri- The Engineering-Tool impresses by a sists of the same rack, the same touch cal protection, voltage regulation and simple design according to the latest panel, the same power supply, the synchronization is similar to each ergonomic perceptions of the user inter- same central processing and communi- other. face. The menu structure is consistently cations unit, as well as common com- organized according to the workflow of ponents for digital and analogue in- and Via the HIPASE touch display a simple the engineering process. The simple and outputs. The data acquisition and spe- parameterization can be realized and intuitive, self-explanatory look & feel is cific signal outputs for electrical protec- at the same time the touch display is the main key feature. tion, voltage control and synchroniza- used as elementary process visualiza- tion are being realized on dedicated tion device. It a ccompanies all phases of the engi- application boards. neering process - besides the hardware HIPASE - simple and configuration and parameterization it as- For simplified signal and functional re- unified engineering sists the project-specific adaptation of quirements previously separated indi- functionalities. Additionally the project- vidual devices can now be merged into The HIPASE Engineering-Tool is a uni- specific graphic design of the touch one HIPASE combination device with fied and comprehensive tool for the panel and, the entire procedure of com- multiple application boards. whole engineering process. All applica- missioning and documentation of the system is handled by one tool. ▼ HIPASE Local operation with touchpanel The user interface is designed to be multilingual for international use. It is not limited to specific languages and can be adapted to any desired language.

HIPASE - standardized communication

HIPASE supports communication via standard protocols, including Mod- bus TCP/IP, IEC 60870-5-103, IEC 60870-5-104 and IEC 61850 Ed2.

HIPASE - functional safety

The long-term experience of ANDRITZ HYDRO Automation on electrical pro- tection systems is naturally part of HYDRONEWS • 24 Top story 07

s HIPASE Engineering-Tool - Hardware configuration the safety architecture of HIPASE. energy organizations worldwide (e.g. a Moreover the safety architecture and white paper from Germany’s BDEW and the whole development process of the North American NERC CIP stan- HIPASE are based on the requirements dard). HIPASE is protected against of IEC 61508 “functional safety of elec- cyber-attacks through comprehensive tronic safety-related systems”. and integrated security architecture. Clemens Mann The security measures in HIPASE are Phone: +43 50805 56884 For functional safety or very high secu- realized by hardware -, as each device [email protected] rity requirements all signals are being is equipped with a TPM (Trusted Plat- collected twice, calculated twice with form Module) chip. Hermann Paller decoupled hardware and put out twice. Phone: +43 50805 56751 HIPASE is constantly designed in a HIPASE - prepared for the future [email protected] two-channel architecture. For non-func- tional safety applications HIPASE can HIPASE, the new unified product plat- also be used as a single-channel sys- form from ANDRITZ HYDRO, repre- t HIPASE Engineering-Tool - Trip Matrix tem whereby the second channel is sents the latest technological possibili- used to double the signals received. ties with a highly innovative product approach. HIPASE - cyber security It is especially designed for the specific Due to the complex network infrastruc- process requirements of a hydropower ture of the entire electrical energy pro- plant. With the pioneering HIPASE duction and distribution grid “Cyber system architecture, ANDRITZ HYDRO Security” is a matter of increasing im- Automation is well prepared for new portance. This significance is high- challenges - nowadays and in the lighted in several documents from major future. 08 Markets HYDRONEWS • 24

Georgia Inauguration of a representative office in a future market

s Arieal view on Tbilisi at sunset

A country with huge potential

One of these reforms related to the en- ergy sector when the government de- cided to develop the vast hydropower potential and eventually become an exporter of power to the neighboring countries. In order to cope with the huge hydropower potential, the govern- ment launched the privatization process few years ago, opening the market to domestic and foreign investors. The market is totally deregulated for new hydropower plants and all new projects are based on the Build-Own-Operate (BOO) principle with minimal bureaucra- s Norbert Schwarz (Head of ANDRITZ HYDRO in Tbilisi) cy for the developers. The estimated hydropower potential is around 20,000 ocated between the semitropi- the rule of David the Builder in the GWh, with around 300 rivers significant cal coastline of the Black Sea twelfth century, Georgia reached its ze- for energy production, and so far only L and the snowy heights and nith and became the major Caucasian 18% of the potential being utilized. alpine meadows of the Caucasus, power and a center of Christian culture. Georgia covers an area of 69,700 km2 Nowadays approximately 75% of the with a population of approximately In the following centuries Georgia was national power capacity is generated by 4.7 mio. people. controlled by Mongols, Turkish and Per- hydropower (2,700 MW) with the aim to sians until the Russians annexed all the reach almost 100% in the future. The Georgians trace their origins back to Georgian kingdoms and princedoms in present development program includes Noah’s great-great-grandson and in the 19th century. Eventually, it was incor- seven large projects with a total installa- classical times to the two kingdoms of porated into the Soviet Union in 1922. tion of 1,830 MW and around 70 small Colchis in the west (legendary home of On 9 April 1989 Georgia declared itself and medium sized projects with capaci- the Golden Fleece) and Kartli in the independent of the USSR. Since then ties below 100 MW each. Presently 30 east. In the early fourth century, Georgia the country has made major develop- projects with a total combined capacity became the second country to adopt ment by implementing a lot of political of 2,213 MW are under licensing or in a the Christian faith after Armenia. Under and economic reforms. construction phase. HYDRONEWS • 24 Markets 09

s Mag. Konstantin Bekos (Austrian Commercial Counselor Georgia), Norbert Schwarz (Head ANDRITZ HYDRO office in Tbilisi) & KommR. Dr. Richard Schenz (Vice-President of the Austrian Chamber of Commerce)

ANDRITZ HYDRO representative Our office is located in the Tbilisi Busi- office ness Building in the heart of the city and is headed by Norbert Schwarz from In order to cope with this huge invest- Market Management Vienna and sup- ment potential and to closely follow the ported by David Kviriashvili, a young project landscape, ANDRITZ HYDRO technical engineer who has been work- decided to open a representative office ing in the Georgian power industry for in the capital city of Tbilisi by the end more than 10 years. of 2012. Customer Day This decision was also supported by the receipt of two orders from private In order to promote the products and customers, the Compact Hydro power solutions of ANDRITZ HYDRO in Geor- plant Akhmeta (2 x 4.5 MW, complete gia and to present the latest develop- E&M package) and the engineering ments and technologies in the field of s New ANDRITZ HYDRO office in Tbilisi contract for HPP Dariali (3 x 38 MW, hydropower, ANDRITZ HYDRO was the complete E&M package). These two first company to organize Customer We believe that ANDRITZ HYDRO has projects are the first contracts since Days. This event took place first time in the technical competence and tailor 1997, when Escher Wyss delivered April 2012 and proved to be very suc- made solutions for the development of a 21 MW Francis turbine for HPP cessful with around 100 participants the hydropower sector and projects of Cevrula. from the Ministry of Energy, various all sizes and complexity, from small to project developers, customers, consult- very large, and consider Georgia as one The official inauguration ceremony, in ing engineers and financial institutions of the most vital and prospective coun- the presence of the Vice President of in attendance. Due to this success and tries in this region. the Austrian Chamber of Commerce, the extremely well received response, the Austrian Commercial Counselor for we decided to organize a similar event Georgia and representatives of the in June 2013 again with around 100 Norbert Schwarz Ministry of Economy of the Republic of participants from the hydropower busi- Phone: +43 50805 52668 Austria, took place in May 2013. ness community. [email protected] 10 Markets HYDRONEWS • 24

Switzerland

ue to its mountainous land- scape and the presence of D numerous rivers and streams, Switzerland can be described as the water tower of Europe.

Today, Switzerland has 565 hydropower plants of a power equal to or greater than 300 kW, which produce an average of 35,870 GWh every year. Around 47% of these are run-of-river power plants, 49% are storage power plants and there is about 4% of pumped-storage power plants. Two thirds of all electricity produced in Switzerland comes from the alpine counties of Bern, Uri, Grau- bünden, Ticino and Valais. In order to ensure sufficient water supply for the power plants, Switzerland has built numerous dams and water-storage structures, the earliest of which dates back as far as the 19th century. In total, 83% of Switzerland’s dams are intend- ed for hydraulic power supply. ▲ View on HPP’s Innertkirchen & Handeck at Rätichsbodensee

years ago. This anniversary was duly HPP Innertkirchen 1 (INN1E) celebrated on 27 and 28 September & HPP Handeck 2 (HA2A) 2013 in Vevey. On this occasion, the region’s most important politicians and ANDRITZ HYDRO recently received an businessmen met on Friday evening for order from KWO, Kraftwerke Oberhasli a buffet dinner in the hydraulic labora- AG, for two turbine lots and one gen- tory, the event’s main location. erator lot as part of the Innertkirchen 1 power plant and Handeck 2 power The local population and staff from plant upgrading projects. The order ANDRITZ HYDRO Switzerland were in- includes the delivery, installation and vited to visit the test rigs. With these commissioning of two vertical 6-nozzle models, the real conditions under which Pelton turbines with outputs of 150 MW turbines normally operate are being and 90 MW respectively, as well as a simulated. The hydraulic laboratory is vertical synchronous generator with an the Center of Competence for Pelton output of 165 MVA. ▲ ANDRITZ HYDRO in Vevey, which celebrates the 150 year anniversary of the first hydro turbine turbines. People of all ages were able to get to know what we do, by means of These power plants, built over 60 years The former company Ateliers de Con- various demonstrations. ago, are being upgraded in line with structions Mécaniques de Vevey, a pre- present-day considerations. The con- decessor of ANDRITZ HYDRO, manu- This event was a great moment of ex- struction of a second turbine water factured the first hydraulic turbine in change and cordial togetherness, which channel, which runs parallel to the ex- Switzerland back in 1863 exactly 150 will be remembered for a long time. isting one, will reduce the water’s flow HYDRONEWS • 24 Markets 11

s Verzasca dam

rate, thus also reducing the friction shafts and intermediate shafts with new s Machine hall at HPP Gordola losses in the pressure lines. This allows coupling components, coupling covers the power plants to obtain more energy and labyrinth rings. The core of the or- TECHNICAL DATA from the water they are using. At the der consists of the delivery of three new Innertkirchen 1: same time, it becomes possible to in- Francis runners and a reserve wheel Output: 150 MW / 165 MVA stall an additional machine in each of with an improved hydraulic contour for two ancillary caverns to be situated di- increased efficiency. Voltage: 13 kV rectly beside the two power plants, thus Head: 665 m increasing the total output by 280 MW In a second phase, ANDRITZ HYDRO Speed: 375 rpm in all. also received an order for the conver- Runner diameter: 3,485 mm sion of the three generators – increasing Handeck 2: With this upgrade of the power plants, the output by 14%, from 33.3 MVA to Output: 90 MW KWO is helping to meet the rising de- 38 MVA. The delivery includes completely Head: 457 m mand for peak energy and balancing new stators, refurbishment of the poles, Speed: 333 rpm power to compensate wind and solar replacement of the pole windings, new Runner diameter: 3,200 mm energy which normally cannot be fans, new drive shafts for the intermedi- Gordola: planned easily. The additional energy ate shafts, new coupling fastenings and Output: 38.8 MW / 38 MVA obtained amounts to 70 GWh per an- a complete shaft assembly analysis. Voltage: 10 kV num, thus covering the requirements of Head: 255 m more than 14,000 households. With this power plant upgrade, Verzas- Speed: 600 rpm ca SA (two-thirds of which is owned by Runner diameter: 1,670 mm HPP Gordola the city of Lugano and one-third by the canton of Ticino) is helping to meet the In an initial phase, ANDRITZ HYDRO rising demand for peak energy and bal- received an order from Verzasca SA, ancing power and is not so dependent Officina Idroelettrica, Lugano, to over- on variable output wind and solar ener- haul the three vertical-axis Francis gy. The increased efficiency enables turbines at the Gordola power plant. the production of around 6 GWh of ad- This order is part of an upgrading ditional energy. project and encompasses the disman-

Innertkirchen & tling, installation and commissioning of Doris Marbacher Handeck the machines. It also covers the delivery Phone: +41 (41) 329 5617 Gordola of new components, such as turbine [email protected] 12 New projects HYDRONEWS • 24 Matre Haugsdal Reconstruction of an underground power plant in Norway

n May 2013 BKK Produksjon AS about 500 m inside the mountain from delivered from ANDRITZ HYDRO Aus- awarded a contract to ANDRITZ the existing hydropower plant in Matre. tria. ANDRITZ HYDRO Italy will provide I HYDRO for building the Matre The station will get a new headrace tun- the turbine equipment in cooperation Haugsdal hydropower station in nel with a new intake in Godbotsvatnet, with ANDRITZ HYDRO Norway which is Norway. and a new tailrace tunnel with a new responsible for the project manage- outlet in the Matre fjord. In the power ment, installation and the hydraulic HPP Matre is located about 80 km house two Francis units with associated steelworks. The equipment is expected north of Bergen in Masfjorden, the generators will be installed. Each unit mainly to be transported to site by road municipality in Hordaland County in will have an output of 90 MW (105 MVA) while the transport of heavy parts is Norway. The development of HPP at a rated net head of 525 m. The planned by boat, which will allow the Matre started with the creation of the nominal output is increased significantly delivery of a full stator for this project. Haugsdal water system in 1952. The compared with the existing power sta- plant consists of two hydropower tion, and has been designed for inter- ANDRITZ HYDRO won this Norwegian stations in the same machine hall. mitting operation (1-2 start/stop per renewal project with a high level of day). efficiency and totally reliable project The three existing Pelton units, utilizing planning. Commissioning is planned for water from the Haugsdal water system, ANDRITZ HYDRO will supply the steel September 2016. were completed in 1959. These units linings for the headrace and tailrace will be replaced by the completely new tunnel as well as two 105 MVA vertical Matre Haugsdal underground power generators and two 90 MW vertical Oliver Gielesberger station. The new Matre Haugsdal un- Francis turbines. The main consignment Phone: +43 50805 52638 derground power station is planned for the generator components will be [email protected]

t Masfjorden from Matre quai TECHNICAL DATA Output: 2 x 90 MW / 2 x 105 MVA Voltage: 13 kV Head: 525 m Speed: 600 rpm Outlet diameter: 1,360 mm HYDRONEWS • 24 New projects 13 © IBERDROLA

s View onto HPP San Pedro II from upstream San Pedro II Start of extension work in Spain

n June 2013 ANDRITZ HYDRO two vertical Kaplan units with a capacity studies to optimize the inflow, the signed a contract with IBERDROLA, of 32 MW in total. Recently IBERDROLA penstock profile and the concept of I one of the biggest privately owned completed the extension of HPP San the downstream channel to ensure hy- multinational electric utilities in Esteban, located upstream of HPP San draulically favorable and acceptable Spain, for the supply of engineering, Pedro. In order to balance the flow of flow conditions for the turbine. manufacturing, delivery and the su- the river Sil and to keep the water pervision of the erection of one bulb level within the required range between The extension of HPP San Pedro II is turbine and its generator. the two power plants, the capacity of expected to be completed in June HPP San Pedro had to be increased 2016. HPP San Pedro is located in the north- as well. western part of Spain in the municipality of Noguera de Ramuín (Ourense) on the The extension of the power plant is a Wolfgang Thoma river Sil. completely independent construction Phone: +49 (751) 29511-422 from the existing installation. It will in- [email protected] The tender for this power plant exten- crease the capacity by 25 MW, pro- sion was awarded to ANDRITZ HYDRO duced by one horizontal bulb unit. TECHNICAL DATA in 2008, although IBERDROLA did Output: 23.25 MW / 26 MVA not have the approval of the Spanish The new plant is entirely subterranean Voltage: 15 kV authorities at that time. In 2011 and has been arranged between the Head: 17 m IBERDROLA awarded the contract for existing underground power plant and Speed: 136.4 rpm the design of the turbine and generator the dam. The limited space has sub- Runner diameter: 4,500 mm to ANDRITZ HYDRO and enable them stantially influenced the design of the to complete the detailed civil engineer- new power plant. A blind penstock ing made by others and to shorten the takes the water to the turbine located implementation period after the contract 85 m off the intake. Due to the installa- start. In 2013, after IBERDROLA gained tion of a bulb unit the overall dimensions all necessary approvals from the Span- of the power house and its excavation ish authorities, the work for the exten- could be kept small. Nonetheless, the sion of the plant was released. conditions mean that the overall ar- rangement of this new power plant be- The existing hydropower plant, con- ing not typical for a bulb turbine. This is structed 60 years ago, is equipped with why IBERDROLA conducted intensive 14 New projects HYDRONEWS • 24 Xayaburi A run-of-river power station for Lao PDR

s Upper reaches of the Mekong River

t the end of 2012, ANDRITZ cover the rising energy needs of its for the run-of-river power station Xaya- HYDRO won an international own and neighboring populations buri is a further sign of trust in the A bidding process: over the through hydropower while reduc- modern technology and reliability of next seven years, we will deliver ing the dependency on fossil fuels ANDRITZ HYDRO’s products. HPP the entire electromechanical equip- at the same time. The symbolic Nam Theun II started commercial op- ment for a new run-of-river power groundbreaking for this project eration in 2010 and is now considered station on the Mekong River with a was in November 2012. a pioneering project in the sustainable nominal capacity of 1,295 MW and construction of hydropower stations. In an annual output of 7,406 GWh. After the successful delivery of the the course of implementing this pro- With this project, ANDRITZ HYDRO electromechanical equipment for HPP ject, numerous social and ecological is supporting the efforts of the Lao Nam Theun II, the largest Laotian hy- measures were executed according to People’s Democratic Republic to dropower station so far, the new order the directives of the World Bank and HYDRONEWS • 24 New projects 15

major challenges during the implemen- tation. Planned remedies include fish passes, fish locks, side channels and separate outlets that facilitate the sedi- ment transport. Only after a careful consideration of all accompanying ▲ Contract signing factors that need to be taken into account for such large projects did the International Monetary Fund. The majority interest, functions as the pro- ANDRITZ HYDRO decide to participate Xayaburi order includes the delivery of ject operator by order of the Laotian in the bidding process. seven Kaplan turbines, each with an government. Financing is handled by a output of 182 MW, as well as an addi- consortium that consists of four Thai The Mekong River is also called “Moth- tional 68.8 MW turbine. ANDRITZ banks. er of Water”. Its exact length has never HYDRO will also supply generators and been measured, but is said to lie be- governors, the automation and addi- The government of the Lao People’s tween 4,300 km and 4,900 km. Origi- tional equipment. Democratic Republic has been relying nating in the Tibetan highlands, it on the expansion of hydropower for spans China, Burma, Laos, Thailand, With a planned capacity of 1,295 MW, several years in order to boost the Vietnam and Cambodia down to the the Xayaburi run-of-river power station country’s economic growth and the well-known delta estuary in the south. will produce electricity for approxi- population’s level of prosperity. The mately one million households - in Xayaburi project was approved with Laos as well as in neighboring Thai- the participation of European experts Bernhard Mühlbachler land. Commissioning is scheduled for and based on ecological and social Phone: +43 (732) 6986 3455 2019. In contrast to storage power measures, including an environmental [email protected] stations, run-of-river power stations compatibility study. The Mekong River only store low volumes of water: with a Commission has constantly been in- TECHNICAL DATA dam that has a ridge length of 810 m volved in the project since its concep- and a height of 49 m, Xayaburi will tion. Output (max.): 7 x 182 MW / 1 x 68.8 MW have a storage space of 225 mio. m3 Voltage: 16 kV which will be completely replaced once Structural measures to ensure sedi- Head: 28.5 m per day. Xayaburi Power Company ment transport and fish migration in Speed: 83.33 rpm / 150 rpm Ltd., in which Thai companies hold a the Mekong are considered to be Runner diameter: 8,600 mm / 5,050 mm t Site visit t Foundation work 16 New projects HYDRONEWS • 24

Spray 1 Huge milestone for ANDRITZ HYDRO in Canada

s Downstream view

n 24 October 2012, ANDRITZ phase approach to Service and Rehab The go-ahead for this contract work HYDRO achieved a signi- was key to securing Spray order. At could not have been successful without O ficant milestone in the first, ANDRITZ HYDRO carried out a the cooperation and open communica- Canadian market with the signing detailed condition assessment on the tion between engineers and managers of a Master Service Agreement existing unit. Based on this work, a of each respective company. Vigilance (MSA) with TransAlta for their hydro budget proposal was prepared to in keeping this relationship strong will fleet modernization and Life Exten- support TransAlta’s financial evalua- help ensure that future projects may be sion Program (LEXT), an upgrading tion of the rehabilitation. ANDRITZ secured under this strategic MSA. program of 13 plants and 20 gener- HYDRO then prepared a detailed ation units. TransAlta is Canada’s scope of work and pricing that served largest publicly-traded generator as the basis for the contract. Martin Dodge and marketer of electricity and Phone: +1 (514) 428-6736 renewable power. Since HPP Spray is primarily used to [email protected] provide electricity during periods of The first success under this MSA was peak electrical demand, one of the the award of the Spray unit 1 reha- requirements was to operate the turbine TECHNICAL DATA bilitation project on 15 May 2013. The at a minimum power of no more than Output: 56 MW / 62.2 MVA hydroelectric facility is close to Can- 18% of rated maximum for long periods Voltage: 13.8 kV more in Alberta (Canada). A three- of time. This project is consequently Head: 266.7 m technically challenging because it goes Speed: 450 rpm t Draft-tube cone and lower cover before against conventional Francis design Runner diameter: 1,575 mm refurbishment practice to consistently operate turbines inside the part-load operating zone.

ANDRITZ HYDRO’s scope of supply includes the cover and bottom ring, new guide vanes, a shop tower assembly, a new generator stator core, coils and winding, a brushless excita- tion device, and the refurbishment of several other components including the main inlet valve. HYDRONEWS • 24 New projects 17 VERBUND Grenzkraftwerke Modernization of five run-of-river hydropower TECHNICAL DATA Oberaudorf-Ebbs: stations on the rivers Inn and Danube Output: 2 x 32.6 MW Voltage: 110 kV NDRITZ HYDRO has been dled by the new controller. In case of an Gate: 3 awarded a contract by the emergency a level controller takes over Braunau-Simbach: A binational VERBUND Hydro the water management. In addition to Output: 4 x 25.6 MW Power AG subsidiaries Öster- the modernization of block and genera- Voltage: 110 kV reichisch-Bayerischen Kraftwerke tor protection systems, a backup pro- Gate: 5 AG and Donaukraftwerk Jochen- tection system with auxiliary power Schärding-Neuhaus: stein AG to renovate the secondary supply is also to be installed. Further- Output: 4 x 24.8 MW technology in five run-of-river hy- more, the consumption protection sys- Voltage: 220 kV dropower stations on the rivers Inn tems at Oberaudorf-Ebbs, Braunau- Gate: 5 and Danube. Simbach, and Jochenstein hydropower Passau-Ingling: stations will be renovated. Output: 4 x 24.3 MW All five of these hydropower stations Voltage: 110 kV (Oberaudorf-Ebbs, Braunau-Simbach, The shared concept of voltage com- Gate: 5 Schärding-Neuhaus, Passau-Ingling pounding for the 19 thyristor compound and Donaukraftwerk Jochenstein) are excitation devices (THYKO) guarantees, Jochenstein: operated by VERBUND Tochter Grenz- by virtue of voltage addition in the direct- Output: 5 x 28.9 MW kraftwerke GmbH. It is one of the largest current circuit, the greatest level of dy- Voltage: 220 kV contracts for secondary technology namic control during normal operations Gate: 6

awarded to ANDRITZ HYDRO Automa- as well as a sufficiently high sustained ▼ HPP Jochenstein tion to date. short-circuit current were a fault to arise.

The project’s scope includes the follow- In order to optimize the system and for ing secondary equipment for: training as well as simulation, a simulator n 19 generating sets (Kaplan or bulb with a variety of reservoir models will turbines) including turbine governor also be provided. One of the major chal- n 24 gates lenges is advance planning with regard (© Donaukraftwerk Jochenstein AG)

n three 110- and 220-KV substations to staffing, since the systems will be put ▼ HPP Oberaudorf-Ebbs n remote stations into operation at up to three hydropower n water management station sites at the same time. The en- n auxiliaries reservoir simulator. tire project is scheduled to end in early 2018. The NEPTUN concept will be imple- mented at all sites, because it is based Manfred Werjant on international standards. As a result it Phone: +43 50805 56728 (© Österreichisch-Bayerische Kraftwerke AG) ensures an integrated system with a [email protected] ▼ HPP Schärding-Neuhaus consistent structure for communica- tions, and provides the basis for future expansion. In 2012, a redundant SCADA system (250 SCALA) was installed as part of the modernization project. The new control system will now be imple- HPP Passau-Ingling mented in phases without interruptions HPP Schärding- (© Österreichisch-Bayerische Kraftwerke AG) Neuhaus in operation. HPP Braunau- Simbach HPP Jochen- ▼ HPP Passau-Ingling stein HPP Oberaudorf- Ebbs In future, the water management system and units and gate operation will be han-

(© Österreichisch-Bayerische Kraftwerke AG) 18 New projects HYDRONEWS • 24

Djoué Clean energy for green Brazzaville, Republic of Congo

s Gravity dam of Djoué

n March 2013, the Délégation most important one occurred in April Générale aux Grands Travaux 2007, when the power plant was I (DGGT), a national construction flooded up to the control room. The commission created to watch the hydropower plant has been out of development of Congo’s energy operation since then and the tailrace infrastructure, awarded ANDRITZ channel is totally silted up due to HYDRO Switzerland a contract for the Congo River’s biannual floods. the rehabilitation and modernization of HPP Djoué. The main challenge of this project is to increase the plant’s power output by Located less than 10 km from its city over 25% to reach 2 x 9.06 MW at the s HPP Djoué before rehabilitation center, HPP Djoué supplies Brazzaville generator terminals by raising flow rate with electricity and is strategically im- and installing new turbine-generator unit. This important rehabilitation pro- portant for electricity generation in the units equipped with propeller- type ject will give this strategic power plant a Republic of Congo. The complex is built turbines. Speed and voltage governors new lease on life and will supply the at the Djoué River, a tributary of the will be replaced, dam equipment, par- Congolese population with a clean majestic Congo River, on which roaring ticularly the water intake valve machin- source of renewable energy. waterfalls can be admired from the roof ery, will be rehabilitated and the turbine of HPP Djoué’s surge tanks. The water main inlet valves will be replaced. Daniel Stämpfli intake is built inside a gravity dam to Other powerhouse equipment - such as Phone: +41 (21) 925 78 21 retain water for Brazzaville’s electricity the overhead crane, the drainage and [email protected] demand. cooling systems - will be renewed. Furthermore, particular care will be TECHNICAL DATA Since its construction in the 1950’s, given to the hydraulics, the headrace Output: 2 x 9.06 MW there have been many incidents. The tunnel, and the penstocks, in order to Head: 24.09 m guarantee the safety of the entire com- Speed: 300 rpm plex. The surge tanks will also be t Fisherman on the Djoué water detention dam Runner diameter: 2,420 mm restored. Finally, another very important aspect will be the installation of a new control room, replacing the old one that was destroyed by the flooding. The switchyard will be entirely rehabilitated in order to better distribute the power throughout the network of the Republic of Congo.

The duration of the contract is 22 months for the commissioning of the first unit and 25 months for the second HYDRONEWS • 24 Site report 19 Teesta Low Dam III A breakthrough large hydro project in India

PP Teesta Low Dam III is owned by National Hydro- H electric Power Corporation Ltd., (state owned company), which is the leading hydropower company in India. It is located in the east of India, in the state of West Bengal and close to the tourist destination of Darjeeling (a famous hill sta- tion).

The contract was awarded to ANDRITZ HYDRO on 30 July 2004. In May 2013 the HPP was commissioned.

ANDRITZ HYDRO started its large hydro business in India in early 2000. This was the second project signed for local execution (the first was HPP Neriamangalam for the Kerala Electricity Board in the south of India). In a real s Power house of HPP Teesta Low Dam III sense, the signing of this contract paved the way to the large hydro mar- before dry commissioning activities TECHNICAL DATA ket in India. started. Output: 34 MW / 36.67 MVA Voltage: 11 kV Runner blades were supplied by our All four units were commissioned with Head: 21.34 m factory in Ravensburg (Germany) and grid connection within 100 days of wa- Speed: 136.36 rpm the remaining parts were delivered ter availability. The ANDRITZ HYDRO Runner diameter: 5,200 mm through local procurement and manu- team worked very hard to achieve the facturing. Storage and preservation of tough target set by the client and even huge quantities and volumes of mate- compensated for some delays else- rial at intermediate stores for a very where. The synchronization of the last long period of time was a real chal- unit (U#4) took place on 31 March lenge for the execution team. The units 2013. This project is the first that was took a long time engineering front commissioned by ANDRITZ HYDRO due to dead slow work on the civil en- India with gas Insulated switchgears gineering front. So we decided to go (220 KV). for signature analysis of critical installa- tion parameters by partially dismantling Sugriva P. Varma and reassembling the rotating parts of Phone: +91 (1275) 288 510 turbine and generator of all four units [email protected] 20 Site report HYDRONEWS • 24 Santo

Antônio ▲ Bulb generator at HPP Santo Antônio 12 bulb type units and 24 excitation systems At this point we want to mention the client’s written commendations for for Brazil’s fifth largest hydropower plant ANDRITZ HYDRO Inepar site team for their efficient and competent support of the bulb units and the 4,000 and 8,000 s Bulb turbine at HPP Santo Antônio hour revisions.

PP Santo Antônio is located n In February 2013 ANDRITZ HYDRO Recently SAE received the permission in western Brazil at the Ma- completed 50% of the erection with from the local authorities to increase the H deira River in the state of the lowering the runner for unit 19. installed capacity from 3,150 MW to Rondônia. With an installed capaci- n In September 2013 the main erection 3,568 MW, which will lead to a total ty of 3,150 MW Santo Antônio is one of powerhouse four started with the number of 50 installed bulb units at HPP of the largest hydropower plants in lowering of the stay column parts of Santo Antônio. The commercial opera- the world equipped with 44 bulb unit 33. tion of the additional six units is planned type units. Currently these units are n Unit 24, located in powerhouse three, for 2016. the biggest bulb type generators will be handed over at the beginning of ever built with a generator stator January 2014, 50 days ahead of con- diameter of 9,700 mm. tract schedule. Anton Schmidt Phone: +55 (11) 4133 0020 In 2012 the supplier consortium By accepting the responsibility for con- [email protected] GICOM, formed by ANDRITZ HYDRO, tracting unit 38 instead of the originally Voith Hydro, Alstom Power, Bardella agreed unit 41, ANDRITZ HYDRO once TECHNICAL DATA and Siemens, handed over the com- again showed their strong support for 5-blade turbine: 6 x 71.05 MW pleted first of four powerhouses with the supplier consortium GICOM. This 4-blade turbine: 6 x 74.8 MW eight units each to the client SAE (Santo change of one unit between Alstom Antônio Energia). Power and ANDRITZ HYDRO was only Generator: 12 x 82.25 MVA possible due to strictly meeting the Voltage: 13.8 kV ANDRITZ HYDRO highlights of 2012 tight fabrication schedule by ANDRITZ Speed: 100 rpm and 2013: HYDRO Inepar and their manufacturing Rotor diameter: 7,500 mm partner IESA. Stator diameter: 9,700 mm n First bulb generator unit of Madeira hydroelectric complex starts commer- ▼ Generator bearings for HPP Santo Antônio cial operation on 30 March 2012. Unit 4 was handed over to SAE and the local authorities ANEEL by ANDRITZ HYDRO, 90 days ahead of contract schedule. n With the handover of unit 8 the first power house (right bank) was com- pleted in December 2012. n In January 2013 unit 11 was handed over 13 days ahead of contract schedule. HYDRONEWS • 24 Site report 21

Deriner New equipment for an underground powerhouse in Turkey

s Deriner Dam

s a member of five consortium The underground powerhouse complex, the president of Turkey, Mr. Abdullah partners Hydro Vevey Ltd., which has been excavated on the right Gül, visited the Deriner hydropower sta- A formerly Sulzer Hydro Ltd., bank of the Çoruh River at a depth tion on 13 June 2013. awarded a contract for Deriner of approximately 100 m, has a width hydropower station with commence- of 20 m, a length of 126 m and a The last PAC was signed by DSI in ment on 8 January 1998 to ANDRITZ height of 45 m. The scope of supply October 2013. HYDRO. from ANDRITZ HYDRO included four vertical Francis units with an installed With great pride, after 15 years of production capacity of 670 MW, four Alexander Lehner-Mayrhofer contract execution phase and huge 3,600 mm inlet valves, turbine gover- Phone: +43 (732) 6986 5830 civil engineering delays, in July 2013, nors, various cranes and auxiliary [email protected] ANDRITZ HYDRO received a Provi- equipment. sional Acceptance Certificate (PAC) for three units from the General Directorate HPP Deriner’s annual electrical genera- TECHNICAL DATA of the State Hydraulic Works. DSI is tion of 2,118 GWh will cover approxi- Output: 4 x 170.8 MW the primary executive state agency of mately 1.1% of the total energy produc- Head: 198 m Turkey and responsible for planning, tion in Turkey. Politically, this project got Speed: 200 rpm managing, execution and operation of more and more interesting as finally Runner diameter: 4,365 mm the nation’s overall water resources. t Runner unit 1 suspended and under preparation for move HPP Deriner is located on the lower course of the Çoruh River in northeast- ern Turkey, upstream of the completed HPP’s Muratli and HPP Borçka. It is part of the Çoruh River regulation plan that shall include 10 dams. With a high of 249 m the Deriner dam is the highest one in Turkey and the sixth highest dam in the world.

22 Site report HYDRONEWS • 24 Wei Tuo The world first two-blade bulb units in successful operation in China

NDRITZ HYDRO China has successfully commissioned A two twin-bladed units for HPP Wei Tuo in southwest China.

The new design concept was well engi- neered and implemented and the units are now running with smooth operation and are fully meeting the customer’s expectations. So far, this is the first and the only hydropower plant in the world with a two-blade units operation.

HPP Wei Tuo is located approximately 23 km upstream from the confluence of the Fu Jiang River, the Jia Ling Jiang River and the Qu Jiang River and is also a famous scenic spot – the Fishing City. The Fishing City is a historic site known for fighting against the invasion from the Mongolian Empire and thus a famously heroic city which achieved feats of war s Commission of first two-blade runner in ancient times. 3.56 MW at a head of 3.4 m and an leagues who have provided their ut- In 2005, in order to improve the naviga- annual utilization of 5,771 hours. The most engagement in order to reach this tion condition and water transportation main challenge in that project was the complete success. capacity, Cao Jie navigation and elec- design, the delivery and the implemen- tricity junction project (Cao Jie project), tation costs of the two new blades Yang Jin which is located 26 km downstream of and the covers for the remaining two Phone: +86 10 6561 3388 628 the confluence of the these three rivers, holes. [email protected] was launched. In addition, the finishing of the manufac- TECHNICAL DATA With the completion of the Cao Jie proj- turing of all blades supplied was com- Output: 2 x 3.56 MW ect, HPP Wei Tuo faced the fate of pleted by ANDRITZ FOSHAN by a team Head (max.): 5.3 m abandonment in the year 2011, as the with comprehensive qualities and high Speed: 93.75 rpm head was reduced from 10 m to 3.4 m. levels of expertise. Thanks to their and Runner diameter: 5,300 mm In early 2009, ANDRITZ HYDRO China high levels of efforts the high quality offered a two-blade bulb solution. In products were delivered perfectly on December 2009, ANDRITZ HYDRO time. China was awarded a contract for a two-blade turbine model test and the With the final completion and overall supply of two new runner blades and smooth operation of this project hub covers for refurbishment of two ANDRITZ HYDRO has again strength- four-blade units in order to adapt to the ened its leading position as a supplier head change. By merely changing the of hydroelectric equipment for hydro- four-blade runner to a two-blade runner, power plants. The project management the unit is designed for an output of team wants to thank all those col- HYDRONEWS • 24 Site report 23

Ashta 1 & 2 Take-over of world’s largest HYDROMATRIX® plant in Albania

s Upstream side view of turbine-generator units in raised position (maintenance) at HPP Ashta 2

fter the inauguration of HPP features 45 turbine-generator units with proven its reliability. Despite delays in Ashta 1 on 18 September of a total capacity of 53 MW. ANDRITZ construction due to major flood events A last year and the start of the HYDRO supplied the HYDROMATRIX® in 2010, the project was completed commercial operations for Ashta – turbine generator units, the hydraulic within three and a half years. During its 1 & 2 by the end of 2012, Energji steel structure, the medium voltage 35 year-long build-operate-transfer Ashta, a joint venture of VERBUND equipment and the control system. concession, Energji Ashta will deliver Hydro Power AG and EVN, has During the last months ANDRITZ more than 240 GWh of annual energy issued the “Taking Over Certificate” HYDRO´s site personnel and engineers and will significantly improve the energy for Ashta 2 on 20 June 2013 and field-tested and optimized the joint supply situation in Albania. subsequently taken over the entire plant control system, which allows the Ashta plant. fully automated operation procedure Leopold Losbichler of both stages in close cooperation Phone: +43 (732) 6986 3465 The timely and successful taking over with the upstream HPP Vau I Dejes. [email protected] of the world’s largest HYDROMATRIX® The performance tests verified that plant brings the ambitious and fast the guaranteed values exceeded the Alexander Bihlmayer paced Ashta project to a successful contractual requirements of the turbine- Phone: +43 (732) 6986 74261 end. The two plant stages are loca- generator units in Ashta 1 as well as [email protected] ted at the Drin River near the city of in Ashta 2 significantly. Shkodra in Albania. Each one of them TECHNICAL DATA The first half year of commercial opera- Output: 53 MW tion of HPP Ashta 1 and 2 confirmed t Turbine-generator units in raised position Head Ashta 1: 4.98 m (maintenance) at HPP Ashta 1 the good performance of the entire Head Ashta 2: 7.53 m equipment supplied by ANDRITZ Number of TG-units: 45 + 45 HYDRO.

As part of the take-over process, the turbine-generator units went through a rigorous testing regime which culmi- nated in a continuous 3-month long reli- ability run of all 90 units. Both plants passed this endurance test and record- ed minimal outages which amounted to less than a fifth of the allowed outage threshold values. The world´s largest HYDROMATRIX® plant has thereby 24 Site report HYDRONEWS • 24

s Detail view new turbine unit 3 s Handing over of certificate to ANDRITZ HYDRO - Dr. Jagob & Mr. Simon Ngure (Managing Director & CEO) Kindaruma Final taking over in Kenya ahead of schedule

head of schedule, on 19 July generator workshop in Sweden accord- With this big achievement ANDRITZ 2013, a new third unit, two ing to the design which was created in HYDRO Service & Rehab has complet- A upgraded units and the re- Weiz (Austria). Mechanical components ed an important project reference for habilitated common equipment at such as the intake gate and propeller the East African region and for the Kindaruma hydropower plant were type runners were designed in Linz whole of Africa. finally taken over by Kenya Electric- (Austria) and manufactured in the ity Generating Company Ltd. ANDRITZ HYDRO workshop in Spain. For the design and sourcing of the elec- Gerd Kunc HPP Kindaruma is part of the Seven trical power systems Austria was again Phone: +43 50805 52936 Fork Cascade, located 160 km north- responsible. [email protected] east of Nairobi on the Tana River. It was commissioned in 1968 and was the first Hence a total of 11 ANDRITZ HYDRO TECHNICAL DATA major power station in independent locations in nine different countries Output: 3 x 24 MW / 28.2 MVA Kenya. Designed for three turbine gen- contributed to the Kindaruma success Voltage: 11 kV / 132 kV erator units, only two vertical Kaplan story. Excellent team spirit and cooper- Head: 36 m units were installed. With the new third ation of the project team as well as Speed: 214.3 rpm unit and the two upgraded ones the a very proactive approach to managing Runner diameter: 3,100 mm power output of the station was in- the ample challenges and risks made creased from 40 MW to 72 MW. it able to complete all four penalized sections of work on or ahead of sched- One of the key winning key factors was ule. our challenging overall project schedule, which showed a significantly shorter In the presence of the Austrian Am- execution time as well as a much lower bassador in Kenya, the senior man- demand for outage days compared with agement of KenGen, ANDRITZ HYDRO the schedules of our competitors. and numerous TV teams and journal- ists, the rehabilitated power station A complex financing and sourcing con- was handed over from ANDRITZ cept was required. The generators were HYDRO to KenGen at the Kindaruma manufactured in the ANDRITZ HYDRO site on 23 July 2013. HYDRONEWS • 24 Site report 25 Iffezheim Successful extension of a German run-of-river power station

In order to allow an early start of all the engineering works for unit five, the contract documents were signed in October 2007 and fully released in December 2007. As one of the first activities a model test report was elaborated for the new turbine based on the leading technology and the com prehensive experience of ANDRITZ HYDRO in the field of hydraulic bulb ▲ Generator installation turbines.

ffezheim is the biggest run-of-riv- From the beginning, the civil works er power plant at the river Rhine were confronted with a number of chal- I and one of the biggest in Europe. lenges and surprises in the form of some “discoveries” of geological issues, In October 2007 ANDRITZ HYDRO re- non-documented debris from the con- ceived a contract from Rheinkraftwerk struction of the old power station and Iffezheim (RKI) Ltd. (a subsidiary of the other issues. The outcome was a sub- German and French based utilities stantial delay in the civil construction EnBW and EdF) for the extension of and affected the overall project and the the existing HPP Iffezheim. It covers equipment installation program. the engineering, supply, installation and commissioning of a new large bulb Irrespective of all these delays, the turbine-generator unit, which should parties agreed to stick to the original ▲ Turbine runner installation be incorporated in a new separate supply schedule for all major compo- powerhouse. nents and ANDRITZ HYDRO success- TECHNICAL DATA fully managed to deliver ontime. In the Output: 38 MW / 38.85 MVA The scope of supply was managed by case of HPP Iffezheim the parts needed ANDRITZ HYDRO Ravensburg (Germany) to be delivered and stored for a couple Voltage: 6.5 kV providing the project leadership and of months. The new unit was put into Head: 10 m -13.2 m the bulb turbine including mechanical operation with a delay of around 20 Speed: 83.33 rpm auxiliaries. ANDRITZ HYDRO Weiz (Aus- months. Runner diameter: 6,800 mm tria) was in charge of the bulb generator Stator diameter: 7,500 mm including auxiliaries and ANDRITZ Since the commercial operation started, HYDRO Vienna (Austria) provided the the new bulb turbine-generator unit has protection equipment. been running smoothly. The 148 MW power station is now able to produce A further contract has been awarded to approximately 860 GWh per year, pro- ANDRITZ HYDRO Vienna (Austria) for viding 75,700 people with renewable engineering, supply, installation and green energy. commissioning of a new automation system for the whole power station, the four old bulb turbine units (former Josef Moosmann Escher Wyss turbines) and the new Phone: +49 (751) 29511-437 automation system of unit five. [email protected] 26 Site report HYDRONEWS • 24

Coca Codo Sinclair Largest hydropower plant of Ecuador under construction

▲ Nozzle pressure test

n June 2011 Harbin Electric The hydropower plant is located at the approximately two billion liters of Machinery Co.,Ltd. awarded a Coca River drainage area between imported Diesel for thermal power I contract to ANDRITZ HYDRO for Chaco and Lumbaqui, about 130 km plants per year. the supply of core components for away from the capital, Quito. HPP Coca Codo Sinclair (Ecuador), Furthermore, this project is another which is owned by Empresa Pública Beneath the very interesting contrac- great reference in ANDRITZ HYDRO’s Estratégica Hidroeléctrica. tual setup (Hydroelectrica Coca Codo list of testimonials. Sinclair EP as project owner, SinoHydro ▼ Runner coating in Kriens (Switzerland) as EPC contractor, Harbin as Turbine supplier and ANDRITZ HYDRO as core Alexander Lehner-Mayrhofer component supplier) this is the first Phone: +43 (732) 6986 5830 time that 50% of the total scope of the [email protected] nozzles are to be manufactured out of Chengdu TianBao Heavy Industry Co.,Ltd.

ANDRITZ HYDRO’s scope of supply in- TECHNICAL DATA cludes engineering design and supply Output: 8 x 187.7 MW of 48 nozzles and eight Pelton runners Head: 604.1 m plus one spare runner. To withstand the Speed: 300 rpm extremely severe water conditions and Runner diameter: 3,349 mm in order to extend the lifetime of nozzles and runners, these parts are being coated in the ANDRITZ HYDRO work- shop in Kriens (Switzerland). By using a hard coating on runners and related components the damage being done as a result of abrasive erosion is signifi- cantly decreased.

With its 8 x 187.7 MW Coca Codo is the largest hydropower plant in Ecua- dor, supplying 35% of the country’s total energy demand and saving HYDRONEWS • 24 Site report 27 Strasbourg & Gerstheim Twelve excitation systems under refurbishment in France

HPP Strasbourg has been successfully completed. The first system is currently being manufactured and will be deliv- ered by end of 2013. The first commis- sioning is scheduled for May 2014 and the last beginning of 2019.

This project is an important reference and a technical challenge for ANDRITZ HYDRO as it comes just prior to the upcoming RenouvEau great rehabili- tation program by EDF. During this program, 400 units will be renovated at 200 HPP`s for the next 14 years. © Médiathèque EDF

s View on HPP Strasbourg Stéphane Rapin Phone: +41 (21) 925 7789 n December 2012, EDF awarded systems for Strasbourg and Gerstheim [email protected] ANDRITZ HYDRO a contract for hydropower plants, which are sched- I the refurbishment of 12 excitation uled from 2013 to 2019. Michael Osobsky systems at HPP’s Strasbourg and Phone: +43 50805 56910 Gerstheim. HPP Gerstheim, located 20 km south [email protected] of Strasbourg, was first commissioned Following the complex project of La in 1967 and HPP Strasbourg followed Coche in 2009, and Auzat-Soulcem in in 1970. Both HPPs have the same TECHNICAL DATA 2011, EDF selected ANDRITZ HYDRO configuration and are being remotely Output: 12 x 25 MVA for the renewal of very complex instal- supervised by HPP Kembs, located Voltage: 3.6 kV lations with medium and high excitation near the city of Mulhouse. Speed: 100 rpm current output. The scope of works includes the whole The HPP’s Strasbourg and Gerstheim engineering, manufacturing, delivery are located in Northeastern France in and commissioning of six THYNE 4 the Alsace department on the Rhine systems for Strasbourg as well as River, which flows beside the famous six THYNE 5 systems for Gerstheim, cultural city of Strasbourg, well known for 12 bulb groups with a power of

for its Christmas market and Cathedral. 25 MVA each. Strasbourg The river marks the border between Gerstheim France and Germany along 200 km. The project execution was launched ANDRITZ HYDRO will carry out the at the beginning of 2013 and the complete rehabilitation of the excitation engineering phase of the systems for 28 Highlights HYDRONEWS • 24

Austria Turkey France and Turkey and Leroy Somer Illspitz Yanbolu (France). The scope of supply includes three Francis turbines, their generators At the beginning of July 2012 and an inlet valve as well as automation ANDRITZ HYDRO received an and electrical power systems. order for the delivery and installa- tion of three Francis units from The start of commercial operation is Pamuk Elektrik. scheduled by mid 2014.

HPP Yanbolu is located in Trabzon Dominique Leleux

© Stadtwerke Feldkirch Arsin on the river Yanbolu and is a run- Phone: +33 (4) 75 23 05 08 In June 2012, the consortium of-river power plant. The customer, [email protected] consisting of ANDRITZ HYDRO Pamuk Elektrik, belongs to Nuh Enerji Germany and ELIN Motoren GmbH and is a sister company of Kudret Austria was awarded with the Enerji, which has previously realized TECHNICAL DATA contract for the supply of the com- HPP Kuşluk together with ANDRITZ Output: 2 x 6.73 MW / 1 x 3.05 MW plete electromechanical equip- HYDRO. The project at Yanbolu hydro- Head: 112.5 m ment for HPP Illspitz. power plant will be carried out by a Speed: 750 rpm / 1,000 rpm consortium of ANDRITZ HYDRO in Runner diameter: 875 mm / 650 mm In the state of Vorarlberg, right above the junction of the rivers Ill and Rhine the public utility Feldkirch established an additional hydropower station and Belgium a consortium of ANDRITZ HYDRO thereby will accomplish a duplication Lixhe Germany and ELIN Motoren GmbH of their own power production out of (Austria) was awarded the contract for the renewable energy source water Since 1979 the Belgium utility com- delivery of the complete electrome- power. At the same time, numerous pany EDF Luminus has operated chanical equipment in November of ecological accompanying measure- the HPP Lixhe on the river Meuse 2012. Besides the Compact bulb tur- ments were implemented with the with four single regulated Straflo- bines, the governor and their respec- entire project, such as remunera- turbines. tive oil bearing units and the synchro- tion, groundwater enrichment, rena- nous generators, it also includes a turation as well as two upstream In order to use extreme part load oper- large electrical infrastructure as well and one downstream fish migration ating ranges, more effective and to as the disassembly of two of the passages. The scope of supply hold a constant head water level even existing Straflo-turbines. The disas- for ANDRITZ HYDRO comprises at low discharges in future, two of sembly works at HPP Lixhe are com- two Compact bulb turbines with a four Strafloturbines will be replaced pleted and the delivery of the main 2,850 mm runner diameter each. by double-regulated bulb turbines. A turbine components shall start by end Part of the project includes the two challenge is the fact, that the new tur- of 2013. governors, respectively oil bearing bines have to be placed between the units, a large electrical infrastructure, existing stop logs so that the remain- Hans Wolfhard turbine and generator control cubicle, ing two Strafloturbines can be oper- Phone: +49 (751) 29511 491 the remote control cubicle, a water ated without interruption during the [email protected] level control cubicle and an uninter- erection phase of the new turbines. rupted power supply unit with 24 VDC. TECHNICAL DATA The start of the commercial operation Two double regulated Compact bulb Output: 2 x 3.41 MW is scheduled for summer 2014. turbines, each with a runner diameter Head: 7.65 m of 2,600 mm, meet the above require- Speed: 176.47 rpm Hans Wolfhard ments in an optimum way. Therefore, Runner diameter: 2,600 mm Phone: +49 (751) 29511 491 [email protected]

TECHNICAL DATA Output (approx.): 2 x 3.6 MW Head: 8.9 m Speed: 157.9 rpm Runner diameter: 2 x 2,850 mm HYDRONEWS • 24 Highlights 29

Canada Guatemala the environment. Manufacturing, preas- Okikendawt Renace II sembly and testing of the main turbine and valve components are being per- In October 2012 ANDRITZ HYDRO formed at the ANDRITZ HYDRO work- Spain received an order from Cobra shop in Algete (Spain). Alconza Beran- Infraestructuras Hidraulicas for the go, which is located in Vizcaya (Spain) supply of four six-nozzle vertical will deliver the four synchronous gen- Pelton turbines, four generators erators. and four main inlet valves for HPP Renace II in Guatemala. Sonia Hontecillas Phone: +34 (91) 425 10 31 Renace II hydropower station is located [email protected] downstream of HPP Renace I, close to TECHNICAL DATA the cities San Pedro and Coban, in the Turbine: Alta Verapaz state (Guatemala). This Output: 30.4 MW Hydro Mega and the Dokis First area is inhabited by Mayan Indians, Head: 342 m Nation formed the Okikendawt who show a high degree of respect for Speed: 450 rpm Limited Partnership in 2009, in or- Runner diameter: 1,640 mm der to develop, build and operate a 10 MW hydroelectric facility at Nozzle: 6 x 206 mm the Portage Dam on the French Main valve: River in Ontario (Canada). Type: Spherical Diameter:1,500 mm At the end of 2012, ANDRITZ HYDRO received the contract for the supply, installation and start-up of a water- to-wire equipment package featuring France two double regulated ECOBulb Osselle, La Malate & turbines. Vitry

The Okikendawt project will have Since the incorporation of the the largest, most powerful ECO- TOUL site into the group, ANDRITZ Bulb turbines delivered worldwide. HYDRO received three orders for The turbine will be supplied by projects in France, thus bringing ANDRITZ HYDRO France using the benefit of its longstanding ex- stators manufactured by ANDRITZ perience to the Mini Compact Jean-François Bansard HYDRO India. Hydro market. Phone: +33 (3) 834 38456 [email protected] Technical highlight will be the con- The first order, HPP Osselle, awarded by verter technology in order to meet SPER, an independent power producer, TECHNICAL DATA the interconnection requirements consists of the supply of three Kaplan Osselle: of the local utility. turbines with a siphon type construc- Output: 167.5 kW tion, to replace the three old Francis Head: 1.85 m Site activities are scheduled to be- turbines of the existing power plant. Speed: 121 rpm gin during the summer of 2014 with Another independent power producer, Runner diameter: 2,000 mm commissioning in early 2015. ELM S.A.S, sent an order for two axial Vitry: Kaplan turbines for HPP La Malate, Output: 130.4 kW Diana Ruess with its open flume type construction. Head: 2.60 m Phone: +1 (514) 428 6851 These two projects are both located Speed: 205 rpm [email protected] in the Doubs region, which is suitable for Runner diameter: 1,400 mm the development of hydropower. GCE, TECHNICAL DATA a company specialized in construction La Malate: Output: 2 x 5,234 MW industry, awarded the third contract, Output: 420.5 MW Head: 9 m HPP Vitry, where ANDRITZ HYDRO has Head: 2.10 m Speed: 138.5 rpm to deliver three Kaplan turbines with Speed: 91 rpm Runner diameter: 3,350 mm a siphon type construction. Runner diameter: 2,800 mm 30 Highlights HYDRONEWS • 24

Switzerland after almost 100 years the commune Bulgaria Tobel Oberschan Wartau decided on having the unit Kadievo replaced by a new power plant. At the beginning of August 2013 The water of the Mühlbach and ANDRITZ HYDRO was awarded Schmittendrain creek is used for this by NAT 2004 Ldt. to deliver, hydropower plant. The downhill dis- install and put into operation tance between HPP Oberschan and the equipment for the low head HPP Tobel is approximately 69.2 m. run-of-river power station The Mühlbach creek supplies the Kadievo. waterflow through an intake at “Untere Mühle” (Badeck). This water HPP Kadievo is located on the Vacha is conducted by gravity-flow line River close to the city of Plovdiv The village-union of Oberschan re- to the compensation reservoir Mühle- (Bulgaria). cently placed a purchase order with bunt. The commissioning of the new ANDRITZ HYDRO for a new vertical power plant is scheduled for autumn ANDRITZ HYDRO will deliver a four- Pelton turbine. The order includes 2013. blade bevel gear bulb turbine, a low the supply, the installation and the voltage synchronous generator commissioning of a vertical four-jet Ralph Zwingli (1,500 kVA, 400V), a hydraulic oil Pelton turbine with a power output Phone: +41 71 929 36 44 pressure unit, control-visualization- of 118 kW, as well a control system, [email protected] it includes, the inlet valve, pipework and an asynchronus generator. TECHNICAL DATA In 1916 the electrics-union Oberschan Output: 118 kW built the small hydropower plant Tobel, Head: 58 m which has been in operation until now. Speed: 600 rpm This old machine is still working, but Runner diameter: 510 m

Romania turbines, air cooled generators (880 Paraul Bailor kVA & 690 V), inlet valves (DN700/ PN16), hydraulic oil pressure units, the At the end of July 2013 ANDRITZ control measuring protection equip- HYDRO and HYDROSILVANIA, rep- ment of the turbine/generator set, measuring and protection equip- resented by Mrs. Virginia Farkas, AC-DC distribution system, LV-circuit ment of the turbine/generator set, signed an order for the delivery, breakers to the generator, 690 V bus LV-circuit breakers for the generator, installation and commissioning bar system, LV-circuit breaker to the a 400 V bus bar system with AC-DC of two vertical Pelton / generator transformer, the control equipment for distribution as well as the trash rack, units including the electrical the intake (Tyrolean type weir) and the an automatic hydraulic trash rack equipment. cabling for the supply and erection of cleaning machine and a chain con- the equipment. The commissioning of veyor system for the debris. The scheme is a run-off-river power the equipment is scheduled for mid- station in the country of Bistriţa- April 2014. Commissioning of the equipment is Năsăud, located close to the village scheduled for the end of 2014. Anies (Romania). ANDRITZ HYDRO will Edwin Walch deliver two six nozzle vertical Pelton Phone: +43 (732) 6986 3473 Edwin Walch [email protected] Phone: +43 (732) 6986 3473 [email protected]

TECHNICAL DATA TECHNICAL DATA Output: 2 x 776 kW Output: 1.32 MW Head: 76.8 m Head: 5.72 m Speed: 428.6 rpm Speed: 210 rpm / 750 rpm Runner diameter: 800 mm Runner diameter: 1,950 mm HYDRONEWS • 24 Highlights 31

Brazil The scope includes amongst other Canada Barra Bonita items the refurbishmentof the turbine, Beechwood supply of a new discharge ring, mod- In March 2013 ANDRITZ HYDRO ernization of the generator by replacing Inepar received an order from AES the core and stator winding, renewal of Tietê, part of international group the roller intake gates, supply of power AES Corporation, to refurbish unit cables and panels, new static excitation 1 of HPP Barra Bonita. system and protection, installation and commissioning. Start-up is scheduled In the last few months ANDRITZ for September 2014. HYDRO Inepar has successfully fin- ished the refurbishment of HPP Nova Luiz Pera Avanhandava and HPP Limoeiro for Phone: +55 (11) 4133 1264 AES Tietê. The Barra Bonita hydro- [email protected] power plant is located on the Tietê River between the towns of Barra Sidney Alvares Bonita and Igaraçu do Tietê, 290 km Phone: +55 (11) 4133 0004 from Sao Paulo city (Brazil). HPP Barra [email protected] Bonita was built over 50 years ago and In February 2013, ANDRITZ consists of four vertical Kaplan turbines TECHNICAL DATA HYDRO Canada was awarded a with a combined output of 35 MW. Output: 140.76 MW contract for the refurbishment of the unit 1 Kaplan turbine at NB Power’s Beechwood generating station which is situated on the Saint John River in New Bruns- wick (Canada).

Originally provided by Dominion Engineering Works in 1957, the main objective is to restore the operation Lebanon is contracted by the Lebanese Council of the turbine, which has been Markabi/Bekaa for Development and Re-construction operating with its blades locked in (CDR). a fixed position since the 1970’s. The project started in June 2013 The scope for ANDRITZ HYDRO is and is planned to be completed in defined by the upgrading from 21.25 to March 2014. The work consists of 24 MVA and comprises a new stator, the disassembly and reassembly of new pole windings, rehabilitation of the unit, inspections and refurbish- rotor, exciter and bearings, new coolers ment of the components of the and cooling pipes. turbine and the conversion to selflu- bricated materials throughout. The Erwin Heimhilcher 5.5 m Kaplan runner, fully assem- ANDRITZ HYDRO received an or- Phone: +43 50805 53632 bled, is currently on its way to a re- der from the Republic of Lebanon [email protected] furbishment shop, lying 550 km / CDR and ONL for the rehabili- away. tation of generator #1 at HPP TECHNICAL DATA Markabi (Lebanon). Output: 1 x 24 MVA Nicola Biello Speed: 600 rpm Phone: +1 (514) 4286751 The Markabi underground power plant [email protected] is first inline of three power plants in a TECHNICAL DATA cascade generating electricity and irrigation to the surrounding area. The Output: 33.5 MW scheme takes water from the Litani Voltage: 13.8 kV River (Bekaa valley) at 858 m above Head: 17.4 m sea level from Karaoun dam (storage Speed: 109.1 rpm volume 220 mio. m³). The refurbishment Runner diameter: 5,537 mm 32 Highlights HYDRONEWS • 24

Canada Czech Republic Beauharnois Dalešice and Mohelno

In June 2012 ANDRITZ HYDRO A contract for the refurbishment was awarded a contract from of the control systems of HPP Hydro Quebec for the replace- Dalešice and HPP Mohelno has ment of five excitation systems at been awarded to ANDRITZ HYDRO the Beauharnois hydropower in 2013. Both hydropower plants plant. This order followed the are located in south Moravia successful delivery of the excita- (Czech Republic). tion systems for HPP La Tuque. The Dalešice hydropower station of-the-art ANDRITZ HYDRO control The HPP Beauharnois is located at is equipped with four sets of revers- systems, allowing error-free opera- the St. Lawrence River approximately ible Francis turbines for a 90 m head tion for the coming years. 40 km southwest of Montreal in the (clay-sealed rock-fill dam) and province of Quebec (Canada). The synchronous generators. Its installed Pavel Charvat hydropower plant consists of 36 capacity of 450 MW and 60 seconds Phone: +420 (2) 84028431 units with a total installed capacity of startup time plays an important role [email protected] 1,853 MW. The units were put into in the regulation of the Czech power TECHNICAL DATA operation from 1932 to 1961. grid. Dalešice:

Output: 4 x 112.5 MW The contract consists of the delivery The Mohelno run-of-river hydroelec- Head: 90.7 m – 60.5 m of five THYNE 4 systems including tric power station is equipped with spare parts as well as commission- two turbine sets of 1.2 MW and Speed: 136.2 rpm ing, support and training. ANDRITZ 0.6 MW. The Mohelno reservoir bal- Runner diameter: 800 mm HYDRO Austria completed the ances the runoff from HPP Dalešice, Mohelno: design work in October 2012. After and serves as its lower basin. The Output: 1.2 MW / 0.6 MW manufacturing at ANDRITZ HYDRO refurbishment is planned for 2014 Head: 35.0 m – 20.5 m in Graz (Austria) the successful and 2015. After that, both power Speed: 750 rpm factory acceptance test of the first plants will be equipped with state- Runner diameter: 800 mm system was done together with the customer in December 2012. The first unit was then delivered in January 2013. The remaining ones Austria startup of the control systems of both will be supplied on a yearly basis Reißeck II generating sets, including functional until 2017. areas such as the draft tube flap gate, VERBUND Hydro Power AG has spherical valve, and cooling water awarded ANDRITZ HYDRO a con- system. tract to supply the control equip- ment and protective infrastructure Additionally the contract includes the in the new pumped storage power new installation of hydraulic protection plant Reißeck II in Carinthia (Austria). for the penstocks, which requires a high degree of know-how by the entire PSPP Reißeck II will connect the project team. Together with the award- hydraulic systems of the power station ed excitation system, the Neptun con- groups Malta and Reißeck/Kreuzeck, cept will also be installed at PSPP

© Photo Hydro-Québec which currently operate separately, Reißeck II. thereby putting existing resources Mathias Meusburger to more efficient use. The Reißeck II Dieter Beer Phone: +43 50805 56716 pumped storage power plant will have Phone: +43 50805 56723 [email protected] a total capacity of 430 MW, based on [email protected] two generating units, in turbine and TECHNICAL DATA pump mode. Output: 36 x 52 MW TECHNICAL DATA Head: 24.4 m The scope of delivery encompasses Output: 2 x 215 MW Speed: 94.7 rpm project planning, installation, and Head: 730 m HYDRONEWS • 24 Highlights 33

Austria Schwarzach, Wallnerau & St.Veit

In August 2012 ANDRITZ HYDRO received an order from VERBUND Hydro Power AG for the refurbish- ment of the electrical protection system for generators and trans- formers in HPP Schwarzach and the automatic voltage regulator (AVR) for the four generators in HPP Schwarzach and two generators in HPP Wallnerau. This year VERBUND Hydro Power AG extended the contract with the the existing equipment and the new Thomas Macher refurbishment of the AVR and control system. Due to the perfect Phone: +43 50805 56947 protection system for HPP cooperation between ANDRITZ [email protected] St.Veit, which is the downstream HYDRO, VERBUND Hydro Power AG plant of HPP Schwarzach. and third parties as well as the great performance of the workshops it was The aim is to replace the old second- possible to cover all given dates with- ary equipment by state of the art out any delay. TECHNICAL DATA digital systems and keep the existing Schwarzach: primary equipment. The main chal- In April 2013 the commissioning lenges for ANDRITZ HYDRO are the trial run of two generators in HPP Output: 4 x 30 MW tight schedule from signing the con- Wallnerau and one generator in HPP St. Veit: tract until the erection and commis- Schwarzach was completed. The Output: 2 x 8.8 MW sioning of the first units as well as the finalization of the project is planned Wallnerau: integration of the new systems into for April 2015. Output: 2 x 7.2 MW

Germany contract for the delivery of a seamless manned, fully automated operation of Neuötting & Perach secondary technology. By 2016 both the hydropower stations. hydropower stations will be equipped The hydropower plants Neuötting with modern system components from The modifications are carried out and Perach are part of a cascade the NEPTUN product family. The scope during regular operations. In the consisting of 13 run-of-river of supply includes the modernization of extremely short time period of seven power stations and operated by the unit controller, the digital turbine months between order assignment the Austrian utility VERBUND governor including efficiency optimi- and startup, the first unit was modified Hydro Power AG at the Inn River zing, and a complete renewal of the and reconnected with the grid. located in Bavaria. The Neuötting sensors, including an overhaul of the plant was built in 1951 and Perach oil hydraulic units, as well as the deli- in 1977. very of seven static excitation systems August Meindl (THYNE 5) for the main units and the Phone: +43 (6235) 20103 During an EU-wide bidding process, auxiliary unit. The new control techno- [email protected] ANDRITZ HYDRO was awarded the logy will continue to guarantee the un-

TECHNICAL DATA Neuötting: Output: 3 x 10 MVA / 1 x 1.2 MVA Speed: 68.2 rpm Perach: Output: 3 x 8 MVA

© VERBUND Hydro Power AG © VERBUND Hydro Speed: 68.2 rpm 34 Technology HYDRONEWS • 24 MINI COMPACT HYDRO New standardized range of products from 20 kW

s Pelton turbine at HPP Bolgenach

ith the development of Based on highly standardized turbines a new range of standard- developed by Toul’s staff - according to W ized equipment, ANDRITZ specific needs of discriminating users HYDRO offers competitive and reli- regarding small hydropower plants- and able solutions for micro and small through the input of high hydraulic per- hydropower plants. These products formances thanks to the expertise of complete the range of COMPACT ANDRITZ HYDRO - the group is now HYDRO solutions and confirm the able to improve its offer. The first half of position of ANDRITZ HYDRO as a this year has already confirmed this global leader in this sector. strategy as private producers as well as big facilities positively welcomed this At the beginning of 2013, ANDRITZ solution. ▲ Francis turbine HYDRO decided to expand its product portfolio by acquiring the turbine busi- The acquisition of this skilled business hydropower plant, ranging from 20 to ness of Hydreo Engineering (former in Kaplan and Francis turbines, together 5,000 kW. In addition to the generating THEE created in 1983). This company with the existing significant know group, ANDRITZ HYDRO also provides located in Toul (France), is an estab- how from ANDRITZ HYDRO Jonschwil Automation and Electrical Power lished supplier of small hydro turbines, (Switzerland) in small Pelton turbines Systems through the business unit of especially for low and medium heads, allows us to offer suitable and econo- Schio (Italy), which has developed an with more than 450 installed units. mical solutions for any kind of small integrated modular concept. The MINI COMPACT HYDRO consists of a water ▼ MINI COMPACT HYDRO range to wire turnkey package for a low investment and the best utilization of hydraulic resources. ANDRITZ HYDRO thus reaffirms its intention to be a key player in micro and small hydro. To date, ANDRITZ HYDRO has been awarded with more than 30 contracts, despite an extremely competitive market, based on its experienced resources specially ded- icated to this equipment.

Rudy Yvrard Phone: +33 (4) 76 855 645 [email protected] HYDROHYDRONEWSNEWS •• 2424 EventsEvents 3535

IHA World Events in the Brazilian Congress Market in 2013 Kuching, Malaysia ollowing its policy of taking Paulo state) are just a few examples part in events and other activi- from our event calendar during 2013. F ties promoted by the Brazilian ANDRITZ HYDRO was on site with ver 500 participants from in- electric sector, ANDRITZ HYDRO stands in many events, presentations of dustry, civil society, NGO’s, Inepar and ANDRITZ HYDRO Brazil technical papers developed by its em- O academia, finance, and other have participated in the most im- ployees and offered institutional lectures fields coming from about 60 coun- portant trade fairs in 2013. on several occasions. Making sure that tries, convened the International our brand names are being spread Hydropower Association’s 2013 The National Seminar on Large Dams in throughout the country is central to our World from 21-24 May, 2013 in Kuch- Porto de Galinhas (Pernambuco state), concept of being the largest supplier of ing (Malaysia). the ERIAC – Cigré’s Ibrian-American hydropower equipment in the world is Regional Meeting in Foz do Iguaçu demonstrated. The Congress delegates discussed (Paraná state), the SIMPASE – Electrical key questions relating to the future of Systems Automation Symposium in Paula Colucci hydropower. Topics ranged from Belo Horizonte (Minas Gerais state) or Phone: +55 (11) 4133 1260 investors and markets, working with the HydroVision Brazil in São Paulo (São [email protected] project-affected communities, integra- tion of hydropower with other renew- ables, expectations from modern energy systems, coordination of water HydroVision 2013 and other energy policies, as well as the incorporation of sustainability into Denver, USA business practice, the relationship between hydropower and climate he HydroVision 2013 exhibi- change and the meaning of social tion took place in Denver, aspects to this sector. T Colorado (USA) from 23 - 26 July. ANDRITZ HYDRO served as Wolfgang Semper, Chairman of the Gold Sponsor for the conference al- Hydro Equipment Association (HEA), lowing our brand to be front and outlined the equipment manufactur- center in multiple places throughout ers’ perspective during the course of the conference facility. a “CEO Roundtable on what is mod- ern hydropower”. He suggested that ANDRITZ HYDRO hosted our third “modern hydropower” entails a range “Technical Seminar” showcasing the delicious meal and a night of entertain- of elements, including new forms of wide range of services that ANDRITZ ment. HydroVision 2013 proved once equipment for a variety of situations, HYDRO provides to the US market. On again to be a valuable resource for new features in power plants and in- Wednesday, 24 July, ANDRITZ HYDRO strengthening our brand in the US hydro novative approaches to new technolo- hosted customers, consultants and market and highlighting our ever-in- gies. friends at ANDRITZ HYDRO NIGHT, creasing range of services. held at the Wings Over the Rockies Peter Stettner Air & Space Museum. Our guests en- Vanessa L. Ames Phone: +43 50805 52957 joyed touring the museum and the Phone: +1 (704) 731 8806 [email protected] many hands on exhibits followed by a [email protected]

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