NEW DELHI: Engineering major Alstom has bagged a contract worth around 13 million euro from Electricity of Vietnam (EVN) for the extension project of the Thac Mo 75 MW hydropower plant in the country.

The aim of this project is to increase peak load capacity to support the existing 150 MW Thac Mo power station with 75 MW of additional power, Alstom said in a statement.

The scope of the contract includes design, manufacturing, testing, supply, erection and commissioning of electro-mechanical equipment, consisting of one vertical Francis turbine of 75 MW, generator, control systems and electrical balance-of-plant equipment, the statement said.

The main turbines and generators will be manufactured at Alstom's Vadodara facility in Gujarat.

The electrical and mechanical balance-of-plant items will be supplied from various countries, including Vietnam.

The existing Thac Mo power station has two 75 MW Francis type turbines and was commissioned in 1995. It supplies power to the national grid of EVN covering the southern part of Vietnam.

By PTI