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ALSTOM Wins 120M Euro Order for 4 Geothermal Power Plants in Mexico

4 January 2001

ALSTOM Wins 120 Million Euro Order for 4 Geothermal Power Plants in Mexico

    PARIS, Jan. 4 ALSTOM has won a turnkey order worth around
120 million euros to supply 4x25 MW geothermal power plants to Mexican
utility, Comision Federal de Electricidad.
    The plants will be located in Los Azufres, Michoacan state, and will
convert energy from underground water, heated by magma to very high
temperatures, into electricity.
    The order, which underlines ALSTOM's position as a full-range supplier of
power generation services and equipment, forms part of the Mexican
government's programme to increase the country's overall power generation
capacity using geothermal sources.
    ALSTOM recently signed two major contracts in Mexico: for the second phase
of the 460 MW Tamuin coal-fired power plant, and for the extension of the
Chicoasen hydro power plant near Tuxtla Guiterrez.  The Company is also
constructing three large gas turbine combined cycle plants in the country.