French power equipment and train manufacturer Alstom
SA (ALO.FR) Monday said it signed a contract to supply equipments for 11 gas turbines
to Libya's power utility General Electricity Company of Libya, or GECOL.
MAIN FACTS:
- The 11 turbines were originally provided by Alstom
to five different power plant locations.
- The delivery of parts for major inspections on six
turbines is scheduled for 2013, whereas the remaining parts for the five
turbines will be delivered in 2014.
- These contracts support GECOL's objectives to have
all the company's gas power plants operational and re-connected to the Libyan
electrical grid, in order to provide enough power to cover the peak summer and
winter demands for 2013.
- This
contract further strengthens Alstom's service offering. It closely follows
contracts to service gas turbines in the
Ivory
Coast
and
Jordan
, thus
boosting its presence in the Middle East Africa region where upgrade and
optimization of the region's installed base of power generation is a high
priority.