ANDRITZ India secures hydroelectric equipment contract

International technology group ANDRITZ informed that it has received a contract from Indian independent power producer JSW Energy (Kutehr) Limited to supply electromechanical equipment for Kutehr hydroelectric power plant of 240 Megawatt capacity. The plant is located on the river Ravi in the Chamba district of HP and is expected to generate around 955 Gigawatt Hour of power. The contract included design, manufacturing, support, transport, erection, testing and commissioning of three Francis turbine generators with a capacity of 80 MW each. It will be executed by ANDRITZ`s Indian subsidiary with its manufacturing facilities in Mandideep near Bhopal in MP and Prithla near Faridabad. The company informed that it has consolidated its position in the hydropower market in India by securing this contract. The company supplies plants, equipment, systems and services for the pulp and paper industry, hydropower sector, metals processing and forming industry apart from animal feed and biomass pelleting.