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July 2004
ISSUE
06
sustainable solutions. for a better life.
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INTRODUCTION
TOP STORY
TSANKOV KAMAK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4/5
CUSTOMER FORUM
AMOYA-RIVER-INTERVIEW. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6/7
TECHNOLOGY
STALDEN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8/9
KEY PROJECTS
HIGHLIGHTS
COMBINED CYCLE
EVENTS / FAIRS
INFO
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KARAHNJUKAR . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10
NUSSDORF . . . . . . . . . . . . .11
XIA LONG MEN,
ZILANBA,JINXI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12
JEBEL AULIA . . . . . . . . . . .13
MANDRAKA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14
FONTANAR I & II . . . . . . . .15
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TERMOLI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20/21
MARKET REPORT
VA TECH HYDRO IN INDA . . . . . . . . . . . 22/23
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VA TECH HYDRO
The hydro business units of
the companies SULZER HYDRO,
VA TECH VOEST MCE and
VA TECH ELIN were merged in
2000 to create VA TECH HYDRO.
This enterprise is a global supplier
of electro-mechanical equipment
and services (“Water to Wire”) for
power plants.
A number of pioneers laid the
groundwork for success:
ESCHER WYSS:
1805 Escher Wyss founded
in Zurich, Switzerland
1839 Delivery of first water
turbine
1969 Escher Wyss acquired
by Sulzer
1995 Company renamed
Sulzer Hydro
VOEST MCE:
1957 Licensee of Baldwin
Lima Hamilton (BLH),
USA
1971 Acquisition of hydro
business unit of BLH
1991 Acquisition of hydro
business unit of ACMV,
Vevey, Switzerland
1992 Acquisition of hydro
business unit of Bouvier,
Grenoble, France
ELIN:
1892 Founding of Pichlerwerke
in Weiz, Austria
1922 Renamed ELIN AG
1959 Merger with AEG Union
1991 Cooperation with GE USA
VA TECH HYDRO can thus point
to more than 160 years of experience
and expertise in hydraulic
power generation and is a competent
and experienced partner
for sustainable solutions.

Dear Business Partners,
We are sometimes asked what our
strapline – sustainable solutions,
for a better life – actually means in
practice.
In fact, it guides everything we do. The
aim is to achieve a permanent increase
in company value, leading to long-term
improvement in people’s life quality,
through responsible behaviour and the
development of future-proof solutions.
Obviously, sustainability is a competitive
factor – an international race for
emission certificates is already developing.
There’s increasing pressure by
financing agencies and guarantee
providers. Banks and capital investors
are placing increased emphasis on
ecological and social risk factors.
And more and more investment funds
operate according to social and environmental
criteria.
Practical examples
Take Colombia’s Rio Amoya project.
This hydroelectric run-off river power
plant will have an installed capacity of
80 MW and an annual energy production
of 568 GWh. It will considerably
help to reduce CO2 emissions and
protect the flora and fauna of the Las
Hermosas national park and the
Paramo plateau through the use of
clean hydropower. As consortium
leader VA TECH HYDRO will supply the
entire electromechanical package. It is
so important to the region that it won
the Energy Globe Award for sustainable
energy. Or consider how we are leading
the efforts to promote the use of
hydropower inclimate protection. Together
with our consortium partners
Verbundplan and Alpine Mayreder, we
signed contracts in October 2003 with
the Bulgarian company Natsionalna
Elektricheska Kompania (NEK) for providing
equipment to the Tsankov
Kamak hydropower plant. What makes
this endeavour so special is that it is being
developed as a climate protection
project and therefore receives supplemental
financing from emission certificates.
In the first Kyoto target period
lasting from 2008 to 2012, certificates
are being generated and transferred
to the Austrian government for some
1 million tons of CO2. That is about
one sixth of what the Austrian industry
must contribute to the Kyoto target
under the 2000 climate strategy. In the
meantime, the project has been recognized
and approved by an international
validation institute. Not only that, but in
May 2004, VA TECH HYDRO won the
prestigious company award TRIGOS
for the Tsankov Kamak project, a prize
INTRODUCTION
Christian Habegger / Helmuth Tschabuschnig / Alfred Friedinger / Franz Strohmer
that for the first time was given to companies
with special social responsibility
by the association “Corporate Social
Responsibility Austria”. For us, Tsankov
Kamak is just the beginning of these efforts
and further projects are already
being planned. We would like to thank
all our business partners, our clients
and our staff for their encouragement,
their faith in us and their continuing
support that has enabled us to become
the industry’s leading sustainable solutions
provider.
Sincerely,
Christian Habegger
Chairman of the Board
Alfred Friedinger
Member of the Board
Franz Strohmer
Member
of the Board
Helmuth Tschabuschnig
Member of the Board
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TOP STORY
TSANKOV KAMAK
VA TECH HYDRO Leads Efforts to Use Hydropower in Climate Protection
In its efforts to meet its obligations
under the Kyoto Protocol,
the Republic of Austria is
receiving valuable assistance
from VA TECH HYDRO.
Austria has committed itself to
reducing its emissions of carbon
dioxide, methane and four other
greenhouse gasses by 13% below
their 1990 levels by the year 2012. Up
to 50% of the needed reductions can
be achieved through climate protection
projects in other industrial countries
(Joint Implementation, JI) and in
developing countries (Clean Development
Mechanism, CDM). There are
tradable emission certificates for
projects resulting in reduced emissions
abroad that are credited to the
domestic target. An Austrian bank
handles the purchase of emission
certificates from Kyoto projects on
behalf of the Republic of Austria.
Hydropower plant Tsankov
Kamak as the first climate
protection project
On October 1, VA TECH HYDRO,
together with its consortium partners
Verbundplan and Alpine
Mayreder, signed the contracts with
the Bulgarian company Natsionalna
Elektricheska Kompania (NEK) to
equip the Bulgarian hydropower
plant "Tsankov Kamak” on the
Vacha River in the Rhodope Mountains,
about 250 kilometers southeast
of Sofia. The contract is for the
complete hydro– and electro-
mechanical equipment for the
Tsankov Kamak hydropower plant.
The signing ceremony took place in
the "Council of Ministers" in Sofia /
Bulgaria in the presence of his excellency,
the Bulgarian Prime Minister
Simeon Borisow Sakskoburgotski
and the Minister for Energy,
Mr. Kovacev.
The VA TECH HYDRO scope of
supplies comprises the design,
engineering, construction, transport,
installation and commissioning of
two vertical Francis–type turbines
(see technical data below) with
digital governors and two butterfly
inlet valves with a diameter of
2.25 m, two vertical, rigid coupled
generators, transformers, MV and
HV switchyard equipment with SF6
breakers, station service system,
plant control system, one ecological
unit (1.3 MW) as well as the complete
hydro-mechanical equip-

ment for the intake structure (one
set of trashracks 6.0 x 9.24 m, one
set of intake stoplogs as well as one
set of intake gates 5.5 x 6.5 m), the
dam (4 radial gates 8.0 x 6.15 m and
one set of spillway stoplogs 8.07 x
6.2 m as well as the bottom outlet
equipment), and the outlet itself
(2 sets of draft tube stoplogs 3.8 x 3,0
m) as well as a 640 m long, one lined
penstock with a maximum diameter
of 4,400 mm and a bifurcation.
At the same time, also the civil contract
was negotiated with Verbundplan
and ALPINE – MAYREDER,
both Austrian companies acting
under the overall coordination of
VA TECH HYDRO. This coordination,
amongst other duties, also includes
the arrangement of a 100% project
financing, arranged by VA TECH
FINANCE with a bank consortium
under the leadership of Bank Austria
Creditanstalt AG. The respective
loan agreements were signed on
November 14, 2003 in Vienna.
VA TECH FINANCE has been
accompanying the project for more
than two years, being responsible
for arranging the entire financial
set-up of the project – a project that
is based on a bilateral Memorandum
of Understanding between the
Ministries of Environment in Vienna
and Sofia. In letters exchanged
thereafter between the ministers,
HEPP Tsankov Kamak was declared
a pilot project, to be realized on a
bilateral basis as a Joint Implementation-Project
within the framework
of the Kyoto Protocol.
The construction period of the
project is scheduled to be finished
by the end of 2007, perfectly timed
to the first Kyoto commitment
period starting on January 1, 2008
for the generation of the emission
certificates. These certificates, sold
and transferred to the Austrian
government, are part of the project
financing scheme of the Bulgarian
client. The outstanding feature of
this project, however, lies in its development
as a climate protection
project and as a consequence in the
additional financing by means of
emission certificates. Issuing emission
certificates upon taking into
operation Tsankov Kamak hydropower
plant during the Kyoto commitment
period from January 1,
2008 until the end of 2012 is equivalent
to approximately 1.1 million
tons of CO2, being roughly one
sixth of the Austrian industries’
Kyoto target.
With the realization of the Tsankov
Kamak hydropower project
VA TECH HYDRO is not only a
pioneer in assisting the Austrian
government in fulfilling its Kyoto
targets but also in prolonging and
intensifying the longstanding cooperation
with NEK.
New Approach to Sustainable
Projects in the Future
The climate protection mechanisms
known as Joint Implementation and
Clean Development open up a
whole new approach to project
development. New power plant
projects now on the borderline of
not being feasible will be easier to
carry out if certificates can help to
finance them. For VA TECH HYDRO,
Tsankov Kamak is just the beginning
of these efforts and further projects
are already in the planning stage.
Heinz Pichler
Phone +43/732 6987 2835
heinz.pichler@vatech-hydro.at
Technical data:
Output: 2 x 43 MW / 2 x 50 MVA
Voltage: 11 kV
Head: 138.7 m
Speed: 428.6 rpm
Runner diameter: 1,800 mm
Stator frame diameter: 5,100 mm
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ENERGY GLOBE AWARD FOR
RIO AMOYA PROJECT IN COLOMBIA
In an Oscar-style award nomination
for sustainable energy projects
(Energy Globe Award) held
on 12 November 2003 at the
Design Center Linz, Austria, the
Rio Amoya hydropower project in
Colombia carried away the first
prize in the water category.
The Amoya River project is located
in Colombia and is supported by the
World Bank and the UN. The hydroelectric
run-off river power plant will
have an installed capacity of 80 MW
and an annual energy production of
568 GWh. The plant will considerably
help to reduce CO2 emissions.
The flora and fauna of the
Las Hermosas national park and
the Paramo plateau will be protected
through the use of clean
hydropower. The project is implemented
in cooperation with the
local community and includes the
promotion of eco-tourism and
micro-enterprises, programmes to
protect the biodiversity of the basin
and health, education, agriculture
and fisheries programmes. The integrative
approach, which distinguishes
this project very positively
from projects oriented exclusively
on the exploitation of waterpower
potential, is exemplary to all future
hydropower projects in similar
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CUSTOMER FORUM
areas. For this project VA TECH
HYDRO is to supply the entire
electromechanical package. The
customer is HIDROGER.
Gabriel Jaime Ortega is co-founder
and technical director of Medellinbased
GENERADORA UNION. The
Rio Amoya hydropower project in
the Colombian Andes was developed
under his leadership. VA TECH
HYDRO asked the winner of
the Energy Globe Award for an
interview:
What does this award mean to
you?
This award is the recognition of six
years of hard work. We have
realised that the sustainability of
projects is of the utmost importance
for our future. It does not suffice if a
project simply serves the general
progress of a country. For this very
reason it is not only an encouragement
but has speeded up a process,
which is to benefit the overall project
with respect to the remaining
tasks of finalising financing up to
the start of construction and afterwards
during the construction
phase itself. However, this award
also goes to the local population, in
particular the farmers, who never
Gabriel Jaime Ortega,
winner of the Energy Globe Award
ceased to believe in the feasibility of
their project and supported it
accordingly during this lengthy and
costly process.
How did this project come about?
In 1995, ISAGEN, one of Colombia’s
major state-owned power utilities,
and Generadora Union chose Rio
Amoya from a number of projects.
Over the following years construction,
cost and feasibility studies
were completed. As a result of its
privatisation ISAGEN withdrew from
the project in 2000. Generadora
Union decided to go forward on its

own. Special terms and conditions
were created to attract international
investors. In financing this project,
issuing emission certificates was
considered for the first time. This
allowed to include the local farmers
as they were given the chance to
participate financially. The Rio
Amoya region is characterised by
widespread poverty and a host of
social problems offering only limited
opportunities to the local population.
Thus, a power generation project
has turned into a sustainable
energy and development project.
What social effects do you expect
the Rio Amoya project to bring
about?
In addition to feeding electricity
into the national power grid, part of
the annual income from emission
certificates will be invested in
development and environmental
protection programmes for a better
future of the some 6,300 inhabitants
of this region. Already in the construction
phase US$ 2.7 million will
be spent on social investments over
a period of 28 months. This money
is designed to improve the health
and education systems in the
Canon de Las Hermosas region.
During the operative phase 20% or
approx. US$ 400,000 from the sale
of emission certificates will be
invested in maintaining the newly
created structures. Moreover, new
programmes for preservation and
protection of the eco system
surrounding the project site will be
launched.
The source of energy is the
plateau (Paramo) of the Las Hermosas
national park. What is so
special about this area?
The Rio Amoya run-off river power
plant will be driven by the waters
of the river by the same name,
which originates on the Paramo de
Las Hermosas. The people living on
this plateau have already initiated
several environmental protection
programmes. This region is home to
numerous species such as the Oso
de Anteojos or parrots for which a
protection programme will be
necessary. The Paramo de Las
Hermosas plateau covers an area of
60,000 hectares and is situated at
an altitude of 3,300 to 4,500 metres
above sea level. At approx. 2,800 m
to 3,300 m there is the most important
eco system of the region, the
tropical mountain forest or Bosque
Alfondino. The project itself is located
at an altitude of 1,500 m. The
major part of environmental protection
resources will be devoted to
these two systems, the mountain
forest and the Paramo plateau.
Once in operation, the plant will
generate additional revenue from
the sale of emission certificates.
How important are these revenues
for the project?
This income is absolutely necessary
both for the financial part and the
social aspect of the project as it
makes possible the social projects
for the region and helps to ensure
financing. In Colombia there are
many investment barriers, which
prevent the realisation of projects.
For instance, the high interest rates
for project financing due to the
substantial risks associated with
Colombia. The US$ 22 million generated
over a period of twelve years
from the certificates offer additional
security for investors. Otherwise,
the return on investment would not
be sufficient for foreign investors for
the reasons stated above. The
additional revenue is expected to
increase ROI by approx. 1% to
1.5%, which could be a decisive
factor in finding any investors at all.
Your plans for the future?
I would like to continue working on
sustainable projects, taking down
investment barriers. New projects
are already being investigated.
These include AGUAFRESCA with
an installed capacity of 7.4 MW,
the 20 MW MONTANITAS project as
well as the two major projects
of ENCIMADAS (90 MW) and
CAÑAVERAL (80 MW). All the necessary
construction and operation
permits have already been obtained
for these projects.
What are your expectations with
respect to the cooperation with
VA TECH HYDRO?
This is a competitive project. For
this reason, we want the best engineers
and consultants we can get.
VA TECH HYDRO supported us with
their technological and commercial
expertise not only at the tendering
stage but also in the structuring of
the overall project. In particular this
latter phase required a good deal of
patience from all those involved. We
are genuinely interested in cooperating
with VA TECH HYDRO in the
realisation of future projects.
Beat Ritschard (right)
Phone +57/1 655 82 00
britschard@vatech.com.co
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STALDEN
Our customer Kraftwerke Mattmark
has relied on VA TECH
HYDRO’s products and services
for more than forty years.
Already in 1992, when coating of hydraulic
components was still in its
infancy, VA TECH HYDRO was
awarded a contract to coat runner
C of Stalden power plant using
SXH48. Coating of runner E was
performed in 1995 with the improved
SXH52 material. Runner B fol-
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Protection of Pelton Runners against Sand Abrasion in Switzerland
lowed in 1999 using state-of-theart
SXH70 coating.
Today, SXH70 is the leading coating
material to prevent abrasive
wear of hydraulic power generation
units. It consists of tiny, ultrahard
tungsten carbide particles
embedded in a corrosion-proof
cobalt-chrome matrix and is applied
in a layer of 0.3 mm by
means of a thermal spraying
process.
Uncoated runner (left) after one year/4,500 hours of operation and coated runner (right)
after five years/17,286 hours of operation.
Stalden power plant (Valais, Switzerland): 2 horizontal double Pelton units.
The coating is suitable for use in
arenaceous water, in particular if it
comprises minerals of a hardness
of more than 5.5 on Mohs’ scale.
These include quartz (6), plagioclase
(6.4), feldspar and albite (6)
or hornblende (5.5). At Stalden the
sand concentration during the
summer months ranges between
0.2 to 0.3 grams per litre on an
average and reaches maximums of
2 grams per litre. Previously, uncoated
runners had to be refurbished
at Stalden by local re-grinding
once a year because of
excessive wear. Every two years,
the runners had to be shipped to
Kriens for general revision during
which the buckets were again given
an acceptable shape by welding,
heat treatment and grinding.
The SXH70 coating, applied for the
first time to cast runner B, allowed
for uninterrupted service of the

Percentage by weight
100
80
60
40
20
0
Canon del Pato (Peru)
Les Bois (F)
Karahnjucar Fljotsdal (Iceland)
Karahnjucar Dal (Iceland)
Baglihar (India)
Mineralogical Composition of Sands
in Various Hydropower Plants
Bitsch (CH)
Zermatt (CH)
runner for five years (five sand
seasons) without any need for
maintenance.
To this date, VA TECH HYDRO has
supplied four new SXH70-coated
MicroGussTM runners. Two additional
coated runners have been
ordered as spares. These are
scheduled for delivery in 2005.
Small wonder: a coating lasts for at
least five years and eliminates the
Staffel (CH)
Fieschertal (CH)
Stalden (CH)
Coating of hydraulic equipment by means of High Velocity Oxygen Fuel Method (HVOF):
A robot ensures high-precision passes of the HVOF spraying gun across the runner.
Alfalfal (Chile)
Stalden 2 (CH)
Mörel (CH)
Lavey (CH)
Pradella (CH)
Bakaru I (Indonesia)
Yellow River (China)
Passy (F)
Sernf (CH)
Percentage of sands >= 5.5
acc. to Mohs’ scale
hornblende
glass (tephra)
pyroxene
albite
feldspar
plagioclase
prehnite / epidote
olivine
quartz
(Diagram:) Many power plants suffer from wear caused by sand comprising minerals of a hardness of
more than 5.5 on Mohs’ scale.
need for 2-3 major and 2-3 minor
revisions. Tibor Bilgischer, head of
the mechanical/hydraulic maintenance
department at Stalden,
praised this achievement as
(quote) “overwhelming success”.
Roger Dekumbis
Phone +41/41 329 53 65
roger.dekumbis@vatech-hydro.ch
Technical data:
Output: 4 x 46 MW
Head: 1,016.8 m
Speed: 429 rpm
Runner diameter: 3,559 mm
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KARAHNJUKAR
VA TECH HYDRO Wins Order for Turbines, Generators and
all Electrical Equipment for Power Plant in Iceland
This is the second major order
that VA TECH HYDRO has won in
Iceland. At the end of the 90's the
company also supplied the
electromechanical equipment for
Sultartangi hydroelectric power
plant (2 x 65 MW).
Kárahnjúkar hydroelectric power
plant with an installed output of
690 MW and an annual energy production
of 4,450 GWh (the equivalent
of the annual energy consumption
of approx. 1 million households)
is needed to supply power to an
aluminium plant (Alcoa/USA). The
power plant will allow for the
production of 320,000 tonnes of
aluminium a year using environmentally
friendly energy.
The plant is located in the under-industrialized
east of Iceland, some
670 km from the capital Reykjavik.
The national power company
Landsvirkjun is responsible for the
construction of the power plant and
will also operate it. Iceland meets its
entire energy requirements with
renewable sources of energy. In
addition to geothermal plants,
hydroelectric power also plays a
major role in meeting Iceland's
power needs. Kárahnjúkar power
plant will increase the installed
output of hydroelectric power by
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almost 70%. This fact alone demonstrates
the tremendous importance
of this power plant for the country
and the region in which it will be
built. The project is one of the
largest investment projects in Iceland's
history. The planned total investment
runs to USD 3 billion (hydroelectric
power plant and
aluminium smelting plant), a sum
which is equivalent to approximately
one third of Iceland's gross domestic
product. The project will also
break other records. Kárahnjúkar
power plant will be fed by the melt
water from Europe’s largest glacier,
the Vatnajökull. With a height of
190 m and a length of 750 m the
dam of the Hálslón Reservoir (approx.
57 km2) is the highest concrete
faced rockfill dam in Europe.
Currently three large tunnelling machines
from the Italian company Impregilio
are drilling the access of the
approximately 53 km long tunnel to
the powerhouse. The German company
Hochtief and local Icelandic
contractors have been hired to construct
the access tunnels and the
cavern. The high level of customer
satisfaction and confidence in the
quality of VA TECH products for
hydroelectric plants were important
criteria for awarding the new
contract to VA TECH HYDRO. The
scope of supply basically comprises
the six high-head Francis
turbines including digital speed
governor system, the generators
with static excitation, the generator
switchgear, the generator main
leads and the electrical equipment
for the power plant including protection
according to NEPTUN
system. VA TECH HYDRO also
supplies shut-off valves, draft tube
gates and cranes, the cooling water
supply system, oil cleaning system,
fire extinguishing plant, drainage,
emergency diesel generator, 400 kV
distribution, direct current supply,
control system, protection and cabling.
The project will be carried out
over a period of 3.5 years. Installation
will commence in early 2005
while commissioning is scheduled
for early 2007. The plant will be
handed over to the customer for
commercial operation in July 2007.
Josef Moosmann
Phone +49/751 83 2792
josef.moosmann@vatew.de
Technical data:
Output: 115 MW / 130 MVA
Voltage: 11 kV
Head: 530 m
Speed: 600 rpm
Runner diameter: 1,400 mm
Stator diameter: 4,450 mm

NUSSDORF
HYDROMATRIX ® as best solution
With the planned realization of a
small-scale hydropower plant near
the Schemerl Weir at the intake of
the Vienna Danube Canal, Verbund-
Austria Hydro Power and its project
partners EVN and Wienstrom,
have sent an important signal concerning
the best possible use of
hydropower.
Location of plant
The idea of using the Danube Canal for
the generation of power is closely
related to the construction of Freudenau
power station on the Danube.
Concepts for the use of the banked-up
waters of the new power station by
means of a small-scale hydropower
plant near the existing weirs at the intake
of the Danube Canal (Schemerl
Weir) were considered already at the
end of the 1990s. However, at that
time this project was not pursued
for economic reasons.
The realization of the “Nussdorf
small-scale hydropower plant” project
first became economically viable
following the passing of new “green
power” legislation and the availability
of the new HYDROMATRIX ® technology.
A major feature of the project is its
careful integration into the existing
Nussdorf Weir building complex designed
by the famous Jugendstil
architect Otto Wagner.
The contract will be executed by
VA TECH HYDRO together with Porr
Technobau and Verbundplan as
consortium leader.
The small-scale hydropower plant
consists of a 30 m long, approx. 12 m
wide and 7 m high over-flow hollow
body weir with attached pneumatically
operated spillway gates, twelve
HYDROMATRIX ® turbine generator
units and an operation building.
With the HYDROMATRIX ® concept it is
now possible to comply with the existing
weir operating procedure and
secure the required flow for navigation
at all times of the year.
KEY PROJECTS
The HYDROMATRIX ® plant is scheduled
to commence supply of electricity already
in summer 2005. From today’s perspective,
the electricity produced will meet
the needs of about 7,500 households.
Harald Schmid
Phone +43/732 6987 3343
harald.schmid@vatech-hydro.at
Technical data:
Output: 545.7 kW
Voltage: 690 V
Head: 5.86 m
Speed: 336.7 rpm
Runner diameter: 1,320 mm
Annual production: 24.7 GWh
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XIA LONG MEN, ZILANBA, JINXI
Jointly with its local partner
DONGFANG, VA TECH HYDRO
has won contracts to supply
Kaplan bulb turbine components
to Sichuan and continues its
success in the Chinese market.
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The scope of supply comprises the
hydraulic design and main components
of three Kaplan bulb turbines
for the ZILANBA project as well as
the main components of four Kaplan
bulb turbines for the JINXI project.
Already in December 2003,
VA TECH HYDRO was awarded the
contract to manufacture and deliver
the runner blades for XIA LONG
MEN power plant, which comprises
four Kaplan pit turbines. All projects
are located in the province of
Sichuan, China. The new contract
came into force early in January
2004.
The projects will be carried out together
with DONGFANG, a well-established
Chinese turbine and generator
manufacturer. Subsequently,
a contract was signed with DONG-
FANG which is to form the basis of
cooperation in future projects.
Since 1978, VA TECH HYDRO has
supplied turbines, generators and
power plant equipment for more
than 20 hydropower plants in China.
These new projects will enable
VA TECH HYDRO to again strengthen
its position as a competent and
experienced partner for sustainable
solutions in the booming hydro market
of China.
The equipment is scheduled to be
delivered in 2005 and 2006. The
power plants shall commence commercial
operation in 2006 and 2007.
Josef Grininger
Phone +43/732 6987 4843
josef.grininger@vatech-hydro.at
Technical data (Xia Long Men):
Output: 15.2 MW
Head: 5.0 m
Speed: 75.0 rpm
Runner diameter: 6,500 mm
Technical data (Zilanba):
Output: 35.8 MW
Head: 15.4 m
Speed: 136.4 rpm
Runner diameter: 5,350 mm
Technical data (Jinxi):
Output: 41.9 MW
Head: 14.5 m
Speed: 115.4 rpm
Runner diameter: 5,900 mm

JEBEL AULIA
First large HYDROMATRIX ® power plant connected to the grid
Jebel Aulia HYDROMATRIX ® power
plant is under construction in
Sudan on the White Nile about 40 km
south of the capital Khartoum. The
dam was built from 1933 to 1937
and is used for irrigation purposes
and flood control.
JEBEL AULIA
The National Electricity Corporation
(NEC), the Sudanese state-owned utility,
has awarded VA TECH HYDRO a
contract to supply 40 HYDROMATRIX ®
power modules with two turbine generator
sets each. Each module is
equipped with 2 submerged, 380 kW
horizontal propeller turbines. Each turbine
has a 3-bladed runner precision
cast from aluminium bronze. The generators
are of the induction type.
VA TECH HYDRO’s scope of supplies
comprises all mechanical and electrical
auxiliaries. NEC will carry out local
activities required under the contract.
Since the HYDROMATRIX ® design
uses the existing dam structure, only
very minor civil construction work is
needed. This is one of the predominant
advantages of the HYDROMA-
TRIX ® technology. The modules are
shipped to the site where they are installed
into the existing water passage.
Recently, the first lot of ten
units was connected to the grid and is
performing to the full satisfaction of
the customer. Within the next couple
of months the subsequent lots will be
installed and commissioned.
Sudan currently has an installed electric
generation capacity of 580 MW,
managed by NEC. It is composed almost
equally of thermal (mainly oilfired)
and hydropower plants. Hydroelectric
power generation varies
greatly over time, due to rainfall patterns.
The main generating facility is
the Roseires dam located on the Blue
Nile river basin approximately 500 km
southeast of Khartoum.
KEY PROJECTS
Roseires has an installed capacity of
280 MW, but output varies greatly as
water levels of the river fluctuate
throughout the year. With its output of
30.4 MW, the HYDROMATRIX ® power
plant at Jebel Aulia will considerably
contribute to the generation capacity
of Sudan by means of environmentally
clean hydropower.
Harald Schmid
Phone +43/732 6987 3343
harald.schmid@vatech-hydro.at
Technical data:
Output: 380 kW
Voltage: 690 V
Head: 5.5 m
Speed: 375 rpm
Runner diameter: 1,120 mm
Average yearly production: 116.4 GWh
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MANDRAKA
In November 2003, VA TECH
HYDRO in France was entrusted
with the rehabilitation of the
hydroelectric power plant in-
Mandraka, Madagascar. Restart
is planned for November 2004.
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KEY PROJECTS
The client is the public company
JIRO SY RANO MALAGASY (JIRAMA).
The project has been developed
with European financing (BEI).
The project is situated 70 km from
Antananarivo, on the road linking
the capital with the harbour of
Toamasina. The head of Mandraka,
the river by the same name,
uses a first drop of 250 m with 70
million m3 deriving from Mantasoa,
to which a contribution of 55 million
m3 of the Mandraka is added.
Mantasoa is located at the border of
the first step of the Eastern cliff in
the proximity of the watershed.
The power station is currently
equipped with four Vevey Pelton
units installed in 1958 (unit power
6 MW) for a head of 250 m. Each
group is equipped with two runners
on the same turbine shaft, with two
injectors per runner. The rehabilitation
principally includes the supply
of four new Pelton runners, two new
turbine shafts, four new oil tanks
with accumulators, two new speed
governors, the rehabilitation of mechanical
components as well as an
electrical assembly comprising
transformers, switchgear and electrical
equipment with our partner
CEGELEC.
This project is very important for the
island of Madagascar because it
represents on its own 12% of the installed
electrical power alone. This
rehabilitation concerning the four
groups (with different supplies for
each group) should therefore be
done step by step in order to maintain
maximum power generation
during the construction period.
VA TECH HYDRO in France will lead
this project to the end using all
the competences of the VA TECH
HYDRO group to ensure the
quality required under the terms of
contract.
Robert Cartier
Phone +33/4 76 85 95 27
robert.cartier@bouvierhydro.fr
Technical data:
Output: 6.1 MW
Head: 234 m
Speed: 600 rpm
Runner diameter: 1,000 mm

FONTANAR I & II
Contract awarded by Iberdrola, the most important hydro utility in Spain,
for the supply of Kaplan turbines for two power stations
Iberdrola has awarded a contract
for two power stations to VA TECH
HYDRO in Spain, following the
long term collaboration of this
utility with our company in
Madrid.
FONTANAR I & II
Iberdrola is one of the global key
accounts of the VA TECH group and
the leading hydropower utility in
Spain (and third in Europe). Their
8,000 MW installed power (more than
200 stations and 400 units) represent
50% of the total installed hydropower
in Spain and 10% of the total in the
European Union.
VA TECH HYDRO in Spain collaborated
with Iberdrola in many other im-
portant projects in the past. These
two power stations are located near
each other, in a hydraulic system
called Aqueduct Tajo-Segura. This
important system takes the
water from the Tajo River, in central
Spain, and delivers it into
the Segura river, 400
km away, to be used for
agricultural purposes
and drinking water supply
in the dry southeast
region of Spain.
The order covers the
complete electromechanical
supply of
these plants, including:
• 2 Kaplan turbines with a runner
diameter of 1.950 mm
•2 generators
•2 butterfly valves ND 2500
Following VA TECH HYDRO’s
“Water to Wire” concept, the supply
includes the complete electrical
package, including cabinets for protection,
medium voltage and auxiliary
services, DC batteries, lighting, etc.
The turbine design is identical for
KEY PROJECTS
both plants. Thanks to the vast
selection of existing designs within
VA TECH HYDRO’s Compact range,
we have taken advantage of the
available detail engineering already
developed for a similar plant.
For these reasons, we could offer a
very short delivery time as an additional
benefit for our client.
Alejandro Santamaría
Phone +37/91 425 10 19
alejandro.santamaria@vatech-hydro.net
Technical data:
Output: 10.3 / 6.3 MW
Head: 27.6 / 45.3 m
Speed: 428 / 333 rpm
Runner diameter: 1,950 mm
Butterfly valves: 2,500 mm
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CANADA
HIGHLIGHTS
TOULNUSTOUC
Realized within the framework of
the order to VA TECH HYDRO in
Vevey for the turbine governors for
the two Francis turbines, "the
Hydro Quebec homologation” of
the new governor head Neptun-TC
1703 will allow VA TECH HYDRO to
be qualified as a preferential supplier
of HYDRO QUEBEC for governing
systems for hydraulic turbines.
This homologation process, very
similar to the one followed by EDF,
consists of two aspects, which aim
at checking the robustness of the
product on the one hand (norm
SN1008), and its performanc on the
other hand (norm SN38.1). At the end
of September, the functional tests
were successfully performed with
the participation of the Hydro
Quebec specialists on the Vevey test
platform. Validation on site will be
done during the commissioning in
2004. The robustness tests of the
electronic components will be executed
soon at the VA TECH SAT test
laboratory in Vienna.
Technical data:
Output: 247 MW
Head: 164 m
Speed: 200 rpm
Jean-Jacques Hemmeler
Phone +41/21 925 7810
jj.hemmeler@vatech-hydro.ch
USA
BRADLEY LAKE
The ACP Department of VA TECH
HYDRO USA is currently working
on the recently awarded contract
for Electronic Governor Retrofit for
the two governors of the Bradley
Lake project.
The contract was awarded in October
2003 by Homer Electric Association.
The project includes assessment of
the existing power oscillations, engineering,
supply of new deflector and
needle control valves and electronic
control modules, installation, supervision,
and performance tests for both
units in the plant. Additional work was
authorized in January 2004, including
model testing and engineering to
solve deflector problems. The plant
location is very remote, and is accessible
only by air or water. Inclement
weather can have a significant impact
on the time required to get to the plant
and perform the required work.
VA TECH HYDRO was awarded the
contract based on our advanced technologies
and the overall value of the
solution to the owner. The engineering
for the project is currently under way,
and the equipment will be delivered
and installed in May 2005. This is an
important reference for VA TECH
HYDRO, and should lead to several
similar projects for clients with governor
stability problems, especially in
the western region of the US.
Technical data:
Output: 63.1 MW
Net head: 335.3 m
Speed: 300 rpm
Runner diameter: 2,350 mm
Oswin Moeller
Phone +1/704 943 4343
omoeller@vatechhydro.com
USA
FLAMING GORGE
The US Bureau of Reclamation has
awarded VA TECH HYDRO USA a
contract for the supply of three
new Francis runners for Flaming
Gorge hydropower plant, located
in Utah in the US.
The scope of supply includes a
model test, new runners, new wicket
gates, and the refurbishment of
all other mechanical parts VA TECH
HYDRO USA will have a crew and
supervisors on site for the duration
of the contract. One of the primary
reasons for VA TECH to win the
contract was the high efficiency of
the units, and the resulting high
return on investment for the Bureau.
Runner delivery will start in 2005
with the remaining units to be
supplied over a period of two years.
The Bureau of Reclamation is one of
the key customers in the US market.
VA TECH HYDRO is currently
performing rehabilitation work for
the Bureau at Grand Coulee, and
our customer-pleasing performance
also had a positive influence on the
Flaming Gorge award.
Technical data:
Output: 48 MW
Head: 130 m
Speed: 400 rpm
Runner diameter: 2,300 mm
Mike Byrne
Phone +1/704 943 4343
mbyrne@vatechhydro.com
COSTA RICA
LA GARITA
Performance tests successfully
completed.
The two Francis units of La Garita
HPP, owned by INSTITUTO
COSTARRICENSE DE ELECTRICIDAD
(ICE), were extensively refurbished
within the framework of a joint refurbishment
project between VA
TECH HYDRO in Vevey and Vienna
for the generators and Mexico for
the control and governing systems.
With respect to the turbines, runners,
distributors and shafts have
been replaced, together with an
overhaul of the hydraulic surfaces
of all other components. New governors,
cooling systems and equipment
for operation in synchronous
condensers have also been installed.
Following the release of unit
1 for commercial operation on February
10, 2003 and unit 2 on December
19, 2002, performance
tests of the turbines and generators
were completed. The thermodynamic
method used to measure the
turbine performance was applied
under very special conditions. Indeed,
a full performance test system
for thermodynamic measure-

ments was delivered to the client so
that he could himself measure the
turbine performance in parallel to
the results achieved with our own
measuring system. The pressure
and temperature measurements
were thus doubled and postprocessed
by two independent acquisition
systems. The measurements
were completed in
accordance with the IEC recommendations,
publication 41. It was
thus possible to verify that the contractual
weighted efficiency of more
than 94% was indeed reached. Owing
to favourable measuring conditions,
the efficiency differences between
the two systems for all ten
measurements never exceeded
0.12% and the measured weighted
efficiencies thus defined showed a
difference of only 0.03%. The contractual
guarantees were thus verified
twice and the positive results
confirmed, despite a repartition of
mechanical losses that was penalising
the turbine.
Technical data:
Output: 20.33 MW / 23.4 MVA
Voltage: 13.8 kV
Head: 157 m
Speed: 514.3 rpm
Runner diameter: 1,300 mm
Stator diameter: 4,500 mm
Florence Gaubil
Phone +41/21 925 77 71
florence.gaubil@vatech-hydro.ch
PERU
MANTARO
Due to bucket failures on cast runners
recently delivered by another
manufacturer, ELECTROPERU, the
main Peruvian energy producer,
decided to order 4 MicroGuss TM
Pelton runners from VA TECH
HYDRO after an international bidding
process based on forged
runners.
Mantaro HEPP, with its 7 units generating
25% of Peru’s electricity, is
the most important power plant of
the country. Due to the strategic importance
of Mantaro, the customer
decided to bid for forged runners.
VA TECH HYDRO’s experience and
reliability were key factors during
the evaluation process. This is another
success for the MicroGuss TM
technology. In addition to the runners,
VA TECH HYDRO will supply
the coupling bolts, transport, the
runner installation and four site efficiency
tests. First delivery is
planned for the end of 2004.
Technical data:
Output: 107 MW
Head: 745 m
Speed: 450 rpm
Runner diameter: 2,600 mm
Paul Richard
Phone +41/21 925 77 66
paul.richard@vatech-hydro.ch
INDIA
KHAULI
Himachal Pradesh Electricity
Board (HPSEB) ordered from
VA TECH HYDRO Faridabad
(India) a fully homologous model
of the horizontal 2-jet Pelton
Compact turbine under construction
in north India. The model
tests confirmed the top efficiency
level of the turbine, integrating
VA TECH HYDRO’s best knowhow
in Pelton design.
Taking advantage of the latest developments
in Pelton design and refinement
of each hydraulic component,
all technical guarantees have
been fulfilled. During the model tests
at VA TECH HYDRO’s hydraulic lab-
HIGHLIGHTS
oratory in Vevey, our customer could
witness the perfect hydraulic behaviour
of the turbines over the whole
operating range and verify that the
contractual guaranteed runaway
speed was met. These good results
will help HPSEB to further manage
the project in collaboration with
VA TECH HYDRO in Faridabad (India)
with a higher level of serenity. The
KHAULI project will also represent a
new local reference for VA TECH
HYDRO in the fast growing Indian
market. Commissioning of both
turnkey units is scheduled for 2005.
Technical data:
Output: 6.44 MW
Head: 477 m
Speed: 750 rpm
Runner diameter: 1,190 mm
Claude Bissel
Phone +41/21 925 7779
claude.bissel@vatech-hydro.ch
SOUTH AFRICA
VANDERKLOOF
Vanderkloof hydropower station is
located in the heart of the Free
State, South Africa.
Being one of two large run-off river
hydropower stations on the Orange
River, Vanderkloof HEPP comprises
two 120 MW Francis turbine generators
operated by ESKOM to provide
peak load power and ensure network
stability. VA TECH HYDRO was
awarded a contract to design, manufacture
and supply two complete sets
of stator windings and auxiliary materials.
Also, VA TECH HYDRO technical
advisors will oversee the roundthe-clock
erection work. The goals of
the project include using state-ofthe-art
technology to solve inherent
partial discharge problems and the
renewal stator windings that are now
reaching the end of their design lifetime.
This project is unique due to the
new constellation of partners and
customers, with VA TECH HYDRO
working together with ROTEK
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HIGHLIGHTS
Engineering, the ESKOM service
subsidiary, the general contractor for
these works. VA TECH HYDRO has
already dispatched the first set of
windings (31 tons) by air freight, an
expensive but necessary mode of
transport, due to the urgency of the
requirement.
Work on site began in August 2003
and was completed by early October
2003. Unit 2 went into full commercial
operation on October 14, 2003.
The second set of stator windings
was dispatched by sea freight in
December 2003, and installation
began in early March 2004.
Given the strongly growing power
demand in South Africa, the rehabilitation
of Vanderkloof power station
will help to ensure maximum
availability of power by improving
reliability and efficiency while
reducing partial discharge effects
and extending service life.
Technical data:
Output: 133.3 MVA
Voltage: 11 kV
Speed: 125 rpm
Stator diameter: 9,720 mm
Walter Schwarz
Phone +43/1 89100 3557
walter.schwarz@vatech-hydro.at
TURKEY
YUKARI MERCAN &
SÜLEYMANLI
On November 6, 2003 VA TECH
HYDRO in France signed another
"Water to Wire” contract in
Turkey. Yukari Mercan HEPP is
located near Erzincan, close to
previous Girlevick Mercan HEPP.
IÇTA, the client, confirmed his satisfaction
with the completion of a previous
project by awarding his next contract
also to VA TECH HYDRO. The scope of
supply includes two horizontal Pelton
units, with speed governors, spherical
inlet valves, synchronous generators,
C&P systems and all electrical equipments.
Interesting financing facilities
have been proposed by VA TECH
Finance. Meanwhile, Süleymanli, also a
"Water to Wire” HEPP, signed with
ISKUR in December 2002 (two compact
Francis units with associated
equipment) is already at the final stage
of site installation, fully within schedule,
also to the client’s satisfaction. These
successes will help VA TECH HYDRO
to strengthen its leading position in the
Compact hydro market in Turkey.
Technical data Yukari Mercan :
Output: 7.1 MW
Head: 470.1 m
Speed: 750 rpm
Runner diameter: 1,190 mm
Technical data Süleymanli:
Output: 2.4 MW
Head: 133.98 m
Speed: 1,000 rpm
Runner diameter: 562 mm
Dominique Leleux
Phone +33/4 75 23 05 08
dominique.leleux@bouvierhydro.france
GERMANY
LEINAU
In May 2002, VA TECH HYDRO was
awarded a contract by Vereinigte
Wertach Elektrizitätswerke (VWEW)
to supply and commission a vertical
CAK 1600/k4 Kaplan turbine including
generator, hydraulic governor,
and turbine control system.
The existing plant, erected in 1924
and equipped with a horizontal Francis
turbine, no longer met today’s
power generation standards. The
buildings had to be reconstructed, refurbished
and expanded to accommodate
the new machine. The existing
and now defunct generator turbine
unit will remain in the powerhouse as
a showpiece. The new TC1703 turbine
governor was installed for plant control.
The entire hydraulic steel structures
were also integrated into the
control system. The power plant was
commissioned in October 2003 with
the trial run to follow. Final inspection
took place in December 2003.
Technical data:
Output: 1.8 MW
Head: 6.39 m
Speed: 272.7 rpm
Runner diameter: 1,600 mm
Michael Schilling
Phone +49/751 83 3192
michael.schilling@vatew.de
LIECHTENSTEIN
LETZANA
Liechtensteinische Kraftwerke
(LKW) awarded VA TECH HYDRO
a contract to supply, install, and
commission the entire electromechanical
equipment for the
Letzana power plant refurbishment
project.
The existing turbine had been installed
at a manufacturing plant,
which was subsequently reconstructed
to serve other purposes.
The newly erected powerhouse in
the immediate vicinity of residential
homes and service enterprises had
to meet the most stringent requirements
in terms of sound emissions.
VA TECH HYDRO’s scope of deliveries
included a horizontal 2-jet
Pelton turbine and a 470 kVA synchronous
generator. The “Water to
Wire” (W2W) plant is equipped with
a TM1703 turbine governor. Connection
to the MIC1703 in the reservoir
has been effected by modulating
the signal upon the power supply
line of the intake building. The plant
data are fed into the SAT250 network
control system supplied by SAT.

The new unit is remotely controlled
by an AK1703 power controller. The
plant was handed over to the customer
for commercial service in mid-
September 2003.
Technical data:
Output: 400 kW
Head: 180 m
Speed: 1,000 rpm
Runner diameter: 550 mm
Roland Hugentobler
Phone +41/71 950 01 66
roland.hugentobler@vatech-hydro.ch
FRANCE
MIEGEBAT
First MicroGuss TM Pelton runner
for Société Hydroélectrique du
Midi (SHEM).
The French customer SHEM based in
Paris and Toulouse (part of SNCF
railways) ordered from VA TECH
HYDRO Switzerland a Pelton Micro-
Guss TM runner for Miègebat power
plant situated in the occidental Pyrenees.
This new MicroGuss TM Pelton
runner replaces a cast iron runner,
which has been in service for over
30 years. We could convince the
customer that a Micro-Guss TM
runner would be the best solution
for his long term investment. This is
the first MicroGuss TM Pelton runner
to be delivered to this important
French customer (number 3 after
EDF and CNR) who has about
50 Pelton runners in operation. The
runner should commence industrial
operation in August 2004, after completion
of the efficiency verification
tests.
Technical data:
Output: 26.5 MW
Head: 369 m
Speed: 500 rpm
Runner diameter: 2,020 mm
Hans Peter Pilar
Phone +41/21 925 7717
hanspeter.pilar@vatech-hydro.ch
FRANCE
SWITZERLAND
CHANCY POUGNY
Based on model turbine tests
carried out in 2000/2001 in the
hydraulic laboratory of VA TECH
HYDRO in Vevey, Switzerland,
which showed higher turbine efficiencies
than guaranteed. On
October 10, 2003 we received a
letter of intent from the Société
des Forces Motrices de Chancy
Pougny for the rehabilitation of
turbine generator units 1 and 2 of
Chancy Pougny power plant.
This rehabilitation consists of
replacing one or two Francis units
of a total of five having been in
service since 1925 with two new
Kaplan units. The contract for the
rehabilitation of two units was confirmed
at the beginning of 2004. It
will be realized in a consortium with
ALSTOM and VA TECH HYDRO as
project leader.
Technical data:
Output: 12 MW
Head: 11.4 m
Speed: 88.24 rpm
Runner diameter: 4,800 mm
Pedro Lopez
Phone +41/21 925 7713
pedro.lopez@vatech-hydro.ch
SPAIN
PORTODEMOUROS
Work was successfully completed
at Portodemouros plant in December
2003 with the plant being
handed over to Unión Fenosa after
commissioning of the equipment.
In May 2002, VA TECH HYDRO in
Spain was awarded a contract by
Soluziona Ingeniería, S.A., the engineering
company of the Union
Fenosa group, for the supply, instal-
HIGHLIGHTS
lation and commissioning of the
electromechanical equipment for
the Portodemouros plant (ecological
flow), located in Pontevedra
province, Galicia region, in northwest
Spain. Union Fenosa is the
third main utility in Spain. VA TECH
HYDRO’s scope of supply included
1 penstock ND 1800 and 20 m long,
a dewatering pipe ND 2400 and 35
m long, 1 vertical 11 MW Francis
turbine, 1 water-cooled generator, 1
butterfly valve ND 1700 NP12, 1
gate valve ND 1600 and governor
system. This existing power station,
owned by Union Fenosa, is located
inside a cavern excavated in the
mountain beside the dam. The existing
units are vertical Francis, with
an output of 39 MW each. The connection
to one of the existing penstocks
was made with a special bifurcation
piece. All equipment
supplied by VA TECH HYDRO (turbine,
valves, generator, penstock,
etc.) is located below the ground
level of the power station, in several
tunnels and pits excavated in the
soil. For this reason and because of
the small dimensions of the excavated
area, all transport, handling
and erection work was extremely
complicated and required very careful
coordination with civil work.
Soluziona signed the provisional
acceptance and confirmed their
satisfaction with the timely completion
of the project. We expect to
work together with this company in
several new projects to be started in
2004.
Technical data:
Output: 11.23 MW
Head: 81.40 m
Speed: 500 rpm
Runner diameter: 1,280 mm
Juan José Alonso Almiñana
Phone +34/91 425 1019
juan-jose.alonso@vatech-hydro.net
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TERMOLI
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COMBINED CYCLE
VA TECH – TECHNIP Consortium Secure Italian
Power Plant Deal
In October 2003 a consortium
formed by VA TECH HYDRO, Combined
Cycle Business Division,
and TECHNIP ITALY was awarded
a turnkey contract by ENERGIA
MOLISE S.p.A.
The prestigious contract will see the
implementation of a green field
combined-cycle power plant at
Termoli, in the province of Molise, located
on the southeastern coast of
Italy. ENERGIA S.p.A. mother company
of ENERGIA MOLISE S.p.A.,
whose main shareholders are CIR
and VERBUND, operates in the
wholesale and retail market of electric
power and gas. The new plant
will produce 769 MW of electricity
for Energia SpA, for distribution
over the Italian power grid. The project
is part of a growing trend in Italy
towards the use of combined-cycle
technology for new power generation.
It also represents one of the
first independent power projects to
be financed under new legislation
passed as part of the deregulation
of the Italian power market. This
type of power plant is characterised
by maximum efficiency and minimum
emission levels. In comparison
with coal-fired power plants, even
the latest technology including
high-tech flue-gas cleaning systems,
the CO2 emissions of a combined
cycle power plant are merely a third
to a quarter with the same output
size. This benefit, combined with
relatively low investment costs and
an extremely short construction period
of 27.5 months, has ensured
that this type of power plant has
been the most successful over the
last ten years. The engineering, pro-

curement and construction (EPC)
contractor for the project is a consortium
including VA TECH HYDRO
and Technip of Italy.
VA TECH HYDRO’s Combined Cycle
Division will lead the consortium
and be responsible for the basic layout
and overall project co-ordination
of the power plant and supply,
erection and commissioning of:
•2 model 9FA gas turbines manufactured
by General Electric and
generators
•2 heat recovery steam generators
•1 steam turbine
•1 steam turbine generator
•3 step-up transformers
•1 DCS system
•1 balance of plant - electrical
All equipment comes from first
class European suppliers. VA TECH
HYDRO will be the first non-Italian
company to build a power plant of
that kind. TECHNIP ITALY will be responsible
for the balance of the
plant, the cooling towers, a 380 kV
GIS and all civil work. This contract
represents an important step towards
further expanding the market
position of VA TECH HYDRO in
Europe. It confirms the strategic
direction taken by VA TECH HYDRO
by focusing on Europe as its local
and key market, unlike the USA,
where in the last years additional
power stations have already been
erected. The reason behind further
development in Europe is the necessity
of replacing old oil or coal-
fired plants. The plant, which will
use natural gas, is scheduled to begin
commercial operation in early
2006.
Technical data:
Gas turbine:
1x type PG9351FA
251,50 MW output
fuel: single fuel (natural gas)
Dry Low NOx
Steam turbine:
2 casings:
HIP/LP condensing type
291 MW output
Generator:
2x315 MVA, 15.75kV (for GT)
1x354 MVA, 15,75kV (for ST)
HRSG:
HP steam:
128 bar; 566°C; 279 t/h
IP/HRH steam:
28 bar; 565°C; 319 t/h
LP steam: 5 bar; 276°C; 36,5 t/h
Step-up transformer:
332 MVA, 380 kV/15,75 kV
Johann Schuh (project manager)
Phone +43/1 89100 3338
johann.schuh@vatech-hydro.at
Maldwyn Jones (project director)
Phone +43/1 89100 3455
maldwyn.jones@vatech-hydro.at
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VA TECH HYDRO IN INDIA
For the past three decades, hydropower
in India has been in the
shadow of thermal power generation.
Of the total installed capacity
of a little above 100,000 MW,
only 25% is accounted for by hydro
and an even lower 14% is actually
contributed by way of generation.
But the power scenario is
changing now.
On May 24, 2003, the Indian
government announced a target of
achieving 50,000 MW additional
hydro capacity by 2017. The plan is
to change the current thermal-hydro
ratio of 75:25 to a more balanced
60:40 in the next ten years.
The trend towards electricity production
from renewable sources
and de-regulation in the power sector
has opened up interesting
prospects for VA TECH HYDRO to
cater to IPPs, state and public sector
utilities, as a "Turnkey Contractor”
for electro-mechanical equipment
of their hydropower projects.
Subsidiaries in India
VA TECH HYDRO has two Indian
subsidiaries - VA TECH HYDRO India
Pvt. Ltd. (HIB) and VA TECH
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MARKET REPORT
VA TECH HYDRO India Pvt Ltd.,
Mandideep, Bhopal
Escher Wyss Flovel Limited (HIN).
Products and Services of the above
companies are derived from more
than 160 years of experience of
VA TECH HYDRO.
HIB has its factory located at Mandideep,
Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh
and manufactures electric generators,
excitation system and integrated
automation systems for hydro as
well as thermal applications. The
state-of-art facility include a six
axis automatic insulation taping
machine and a Vacuum Pressure
Impregnation (VPI) plant used for insulating
generator windings. These
facilities ensure excellent electrical
and mechanical properties of generator
windings and enable economic
utilization of materials and
long operational life of generators.
HIB is also executing electrical
BOP works for some of its projects.
HIB is also an important source of
generator supplies for other group
companies. Apart from catering for
domestic customer, HIB has executed
export orders for electricals
as well as in-house requirements of
VA TECH HYDRO for third countries.
HIN has a modern manufacturing
facility located at Prithla, Faridabad,
Haryana and manufactures
hydraulic turbines of all types, main
inlet spherical valves, penstock butterfly
valves and digital governing
systems, for compact as well as
medium / large hydro projects. Compact
projects have been undertaken
on turnkey “Water to Wire” basis, as
well as EPC basis, where civil works
are also included. Besides projects
in India, HIN has executed export
orders in Vietnam, Sri Lanka and
Nepal. HIN has also been used as
a manufacturing base for VA TECH
HYDRO group companies to manufacture
and supply Compact turbines
for exports to Turkey, Sweden
VA TECH Escher Wyss Flovel Ltd., Prithla

and Norway and also for mechanical
components of generators.
The HIN facilities consists of fabrication
and machine shops which
are equipped with CNC Controlled
machine tools.
The Compact Hydro market
in India
Post privatization and de-regulation
of the power sector the government
announced various incentives to attract
investors, developers and Independent
Power Producers (IPPs)
complemented by soft loans from
global funding agencies such as the
World Bank and ADB. VA TECH
HYDRO has the distinction of being
awarded all the major orders in the
period 1996 to 1997.
However, there was a virtual stagnation
in the market between the
years 1997 to 2001 which resulted in
a reduced annual other intake during
this period reduced appreciably.
Since 2002, there has been an appreciable
upswing in the market,
which complemented by VA TECH
HYDRO’s tremendous success with
projects executed, has enabled it to
achieve high level of order intake.
The rise in order intake for compact
is also attributed to an increase in
normal capacity range for Compact
Hydro projects from between 1 to
5 MW upto between 3 to 20 MW.
VA TECH HYDRO has been able to
maintain it’s No. 1 position and an
average market share of more than
35% all through and with its successes,
the targets have been in-
creased to an annual market share
of 40%. Order intake targets and
margins have exceeded budgets
quite significantly during the last
two years.
Large Hydro and Hydro Service
Whereas large projects are essential
to meet the target of 50,000
MW capacity installation by year
2017, several medium capacity,
fast turnaround projects are also
planned, which would come under
direct scope of execution by the
local subsidiaries with support
from the parent companies in Europe.
SEWA-II, 3 X 40 MW,
TEESTA LD, 4 X 33 MW have been
bid so far, both for National Hydroelectric
Power Corporation
(NHPC), which
is the largest hydro generation
utility in India.
BHEL the public sector
giant, which has put up
more than 60% of hydro
capacity so far installed
in India continues to be
the major competitor.
VA TECH HYDRO Indian subsidiaries
have had great success
with rehabilitation projects and have
won most of the contracts against
open tenders, i.e. other than those
which are directly negotiated with
original equipment manufacturers.
The future of Hydro Service looks
bright, especially with customers
looking for products and services
such as protective coatings for turbine
under water parts, turbine uprating
using CFD tools and model
tests, advanced technologies for
Digital Governors, Control and
Monitoring Systems (SCADA), etc.
Current situation and future
targets
VA TECH HYDRO in India has executed
many projects in recent
years, which are running to the
satisfaction of our customers. Increasingly,
VA TECH HYDRO is be-
ing recognized in the Indian market
as a reliable partner and solution
provider for electro-mechanical
equipment and for execution of
turnkey projects.
VA TECH HYDRO sees India as a
strategically important market with
great potential. As with any growth
segment, mutual co-operation,
strengthening of local capabilities
and resources and all our efforts to
satisfy customers who place their
faith in VA TECH HYDRO’s capabilities
would be the key to meet the
group’s goals of being the No. 1
player in Compact Hydro and Hydro
Service and No. 2 player in Large
Hydro in India in the years to come.
VA TECH HYDRO
Major references in India:
• 270 turbines, in total 5,500 MW,
supplied to India
1 st turbine in 1909!
• 30 units refurbished and upgraded
in the last 5 years
• 47 compact hydro units installed in
the last 2 years
Keith Douglass
VA TECH HYDRO India Pvt. Ltd.
Phone +91/7480 233714
keith.douglass@vatech-hydro.com
Maharaj Kar
VA TECH Escher Wyss Flovel Ltd.
Phone +91/129 227 4319
m.kar@vatewf.com
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FUSCHL / AUSTRIA
The lovely village of Fuschl with
its stunning lake near the famous
city of Salzburg, Austria,
was the stage for last year’s
Energy Symposium organized
and sponsored by VERBUND,
the main electricity company of
Austria.
The Symposium may be characterized
as an acknowledged future-oriented
energy platform. The main
topic of the event was the discussion
about energy investment
opportunities. Other topics included
solutions for human-oriented
energy planning and new ways to
tap new technological innovation
potentials. All these ideas were
highlighted under a changed energy
investment framework.
About 150 top managers from the
regional electricity industry as well
as some international experts
participated in the Symposium and
many presentations were held. At
that time the main issues were the
big blackouts in USA and some
countries in Europe. And as
Mr. Hans Haider, CEO of VERBUND
and President of the Union of the
Electricity Industry – EURELECTRIC,
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Environment for Energy Investments
Limitation of
Financial resources
Limited Investment
Capital
Social Policy
Limitation
Market Requirements
Legal Framework
Conditions
VA TECH HYDRO participated in the 4 th International
Energy Symposium 2003 in Fuschl, Austria
pointed out, that it was finally made
clear that big investments in power
plants and grid stability are seen as
urgent and indispensable now.
Especially a strong and reliable grid
is the backbone of high level
energy supply security.
Christian Habegger, Chairman of
the VA TECH HYDRO Management
Board, and Franz Strohmer, Member
of the VA TECH HYDRO Board,
participated in the seminar with the
topic: "Kyoto as a Motivator for
Energy Investments?” which high-
Answer to the Trend Solution
Upgrading
New Requirements
New Power Plants
Solutions with
Higher Efficiency
•Refurbishment
•Pumped storage
•New Business Models
•Innovative solutions
• HYDROMATRIX ®
lighted the need for development of
additional capacity of renewable
energy in order to meet the challenging
Kyoto objectives.
Of course, for Mr. Strohmer, the focus
in his presentation was mainly
on hydropower and its possible
contributions to slow down the climate
change. And anyone who
knows VA TECH HYDRO is aware of
the fact that this company has a
bunch of solutions for that in the
bag like new plants, pumped
storage power plants, refurbishment
of existing power plants,
HYDROMATRIX ® and ECOBulbTM just to mention a few.
Also other acknowledged international
experts expressed the opinion
that hydropower seems to be
the only short and medium-term solution
for substantial worldwide CO2
emission reduction (e.g. Professor
Eberhard Göde from Stuttgart
University). Further details about
the Symposium can be found under:
www.energysymposium.at
Konrad Autengruber
Phone +43/1 89100 3534
konrad.autengruber@vatech-hydro.at

national CO2
reductionmeasures
EU-
Emission
Trading
• energy production • energy
• industry
• steel
• transportation
• paper
• heating
• waste disposal
• ...
• cement
measures for achieving Kyoto objectives
ALPBACH / AUSTRIA
Alpbach Technology Forum 2003 and the topic of sustainable
development in Alpbach
Every summer since 1945 the
picturesque, quaint and sleepy
little village of Alpbach in the
mountains of Tyrol has suddenly
stirred to life in feverish activity.
Because every summer Alpbach
is home to a major international
event:
The “European Forum of Alpbach”
Over the decades, the free, open
exchange of ideas and intellectually
stimulating atmosphere has attracted
many leading figures from all walks of
life, including business, technology
and environmental protection, to
participate, to discuss and to seek
solutions at this unique meeting in
Alpbach. One of the subjects discussed
in a working group including
VA TECH HYDRO top managers
headed by Chairman Christian
Habegger and other prominent members,
scientists and politicians with
special focus on Austria was:
“Kyoto and CO2: Technology pull
and / or location push?”
With one hot summer followed by the
next, we are now witnessing increasingly
extreme weather like floods,
storms and droughts. The Earth’s
Joint
Implementation
projects
NEW
international Kyoto Mechanisms
(flexible instruments)
Clean
Development
Mechanism
International
Emission
Trading
EU-guideline in preparation: connection
of JI/CDM with EU - emission trading
ongoing 2005 2008 2000 2008
climate is already in the process of
substantial change. There is no
doubt that mankind is responsible for
these changes. There is no “natural”
phenomenon, which can provide a
plausible explanation for the rapid
increase in greenhouse gases in the
Earth’s atmosphere over the last
150 years. But the good news is that
climate protection is possible. We
have at our disposal the instruments
and technologies to do it.
Key statements of the working
group and consequences for
VA TECH HYDRO:
National measures alone will be
insufficient to achieve Austria’s
Kyoto goal of emission reduction,
estimated at this time at roughly
-20%. In addition to national measures,
there are also the international
Kyoto mechanisms (Joint Implementation,
Clean Development) which
can be used for emission certificates
using projects in third countries.
These certificates can then be
used to cover Austria’s industry emission
reduction obligations.
The pressure on the concerned
companies varies from few, easily
executable measures to existence
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threatening ones. On the one hand,
international climate protection policies
are leading to innovative technological
development. On the other
hand, an approach which is not
harmonized across the EU could have
a strong negative impact on Austria
as a competitive location for industry
(e.g. road pricing, eco-electricity law,
other EU directives, etc.). As a result
of the discussions, it was agreed to
intensify and deepen the dialogue between
the business world, scientists
and policy makers. VA TECH is
already a leader in sustainable development.
All divisions offer products
and services which make significant
contributions to climate protection
like the first JI project with Bulgaria.
Konrad Autengruber
Phone +43/1 89100 3534
konrad.autengruber@vatech-hydro.at
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KRIENS / SWITZERLAND
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EVENTS
About 250 people attended the
customer day at the end of August
2003 at the VA TECH HYDRO
premises in Lucerne/Kriens to
learn about new developments,
products and services.
One of the so-called "Points of Interest"
for visitors from the electrical industry
was a presentation of state-ofthe-art
turbine technology, primary
and secondary electronics and water
technology. A series of lectures and
presentations were held on various
topics such as power plant operation,
modernization and control systems;
additional information was provided
on substations and transformers.
Hydro Service with special
solutions
Some remarkable projects were
presented in the Hydro Service area:
currently preparations are under way
to retrofit a vertical Kaplan turbine at
Reckingen power plant. The plan is
to enlarge the runner from 6,200 to
6,450 mm including replacement of
the wearing plate and the guide wheel.
In fact, enlarging the runner blade creates
an obstacle to the mounting
work. However, this problem will be
circumvented by means of bevelled
slits in the upper, concrete-encased
guide wheel and subsequently engaging
the rotor in corkscrew fashion. The
time frame is also remarkable: the turbine
is to be back in operation in just
21 weeks! The turbine’s annual efficiency
should increase by 3%.
Strong selling for MicroGuss TM
The interest generated by the runners
on display confirmed that the demand
for MicroGussTM remains strong. It is
also impressive how many runners
have been manufactured or ordered
since the first one in 1992, for
Luchsingen power plant owned by
Glarus utility. 159 runners were delivered
by August 2003 (approximately
140 of which are already in operation)
and 46 runners are currently under
construction. A total of 1.6 million
hours of operation without disruption
in 20 countries around the world is
quite an achievement!
Market success for VA TECH SAT
VA TECH SAT, the leading supplier of
innovative and economic all-inclusive
solutions for the management of
process information in the energy
sector, presented its two systems,
Helios and Neptun. Helios is the complete
open solution for secondary
technology in switchgear and substa-
tions. Neptun is a system designed
for the complete automation of
hydropower plants and is based on
the integration of all the electronic
components of the individual
systems while at the same time
maintaining their individual functions.
SAT is very successful with both
VA TECH systems in Switzerland.
Albert Kalberer
Phone +41/41 329 5302
albert.kalberer@vatech-hydro.ch
FAIRS &
EVENTS
HydroVision 2004
August 16–20, 2004
Montrèal, Canada
Hydro 2004
October 18–20, 2004
Porto, Portugal

German Chancellor Gerhard Schröder
OPENING OF GOLDISTHAL
The construction and erection
phase of the cavern power
plant Goldisthal, Europe’s most
modern power plant, is drawing
to a close.
This was an opportunity to hold an
inauguration celebration such as the
world had never seen for a project of
this kind. The event took place
on 30 September 2003 and the
owner and future operator, Vattenfall
Europe, spared no cost or effort to
make the event a memorable one.
The inauguration celebration for 500
invitees was perfectly organized.
The Fair, organized by Hydropower
& Dams, took place
from 3 to 6 November 2003 in
Dubrovnik, Croatia.
VA TECH HYDRO attended with a
perfectly designed stand which
attracted a lot of interest. Colleagues
from all divisions of VA TECH
HYDRO reported many positive new
and intensified old contacts with
customers, consultants and suppli-
Together with German Chancellor
Gerhard Schröder, Michael Althaus,
the Governor of Thuringia, all the
members of the Vattenfall Board
from Sweden and Germany, the
chairmen of the subcontractors, the
project engineers and construction
supervisors were treated to a fine
entertainment program of music,
multi media, artistry, pantomime
and cabaret. On behalf of VA TECH
HYDRO Franz Strohmer presented
the owner with a special gift of a
flow graphic picture showing
VA TECH HYDRO’s scope of supply.
VA TECH HYDRO, being the main
HYDRO 2003 CROATIA
ers. There were many very interesting
and informative presentations.
VA TECH HYDRO experts presented
the following papers:
1) Numerical investigation of
dynamic electromagnetic phenomena
in permanent magnet
generators by E. Schlemmer and
F. Müller
2) Rehabilitation to increase production
while conserving the city
landscape at the Steinbach
plant by E. Walch and
N. Rechberger.
3) CFD-based runner design for
Dobsiná storage pump by
C.Gentner and M. Sallaberger.
4) Rehabilitation of the 6-jet
Pelton units of the Bridge River
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supplier of the equipment for the
water passage from the upper
reservoir to the lower reservoir, and
in this case back again, if necessary,
including intake and outlet
gates, penstocks, pump turbines as
well as being responsible for supplying
the motor generators, is put
in the international spotlight with
this power plant.
Andor R. Kristoff
Phone +43/1 89100 3619
andor.kristoff@vatech-hydro.at
power plant by J. Josfin, G. Frank,
L. Chapuis, E. Parkinson,
L. Geppert.
Bernhard Mühlbachler
Phone +43/70 6987 3455
bernhard.muehlbachler@vatech-hydro.at
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