Alstom awarded €450 million

Alstom has recently won a €450 million contract to build the world’s biggest lignite fired plant in Neurath, Germany, for utility RWE Power.

Alstom said in a statement that the new Neurath lignite fired power plant, with a net capacity of 2,100 MW, will include some of the most advanced steam turbine and generator technology in the world.

Under the contract, Alstom will carry out the overall power plant engineering. Alstom will also supply, erect and commission two steam turbine islands including condensers and, in consortium with another company, will deliver two steam generators. The work at the building site for the construction of the double-unit plant started last month.

The Neurath power plant will use advanced technology resulting in high efficiency and considerably reduced carbon dioxide emission per kWh, compared with existing lignite-fired power plants. The investment is the largest one decided by the RWE Power Group in power generation.