Alstom India has launched a comprehensive plan to consolidate its position in the country, especially after the 12th Five-Year Plan has projected an investment requirement of $1 trillion in the infrastructure sector alone. The Indian subsidiary of Paris-headquartered Alstom Group, which is a global leader in power generation, transmission and rail infrastructure, has decided to extensively focus on the power sector including renewable and thermal power and urban transportation like metro and high speed trains.
Alstom India, undeterred by losing out NTPC’s `8,000-crore contract for the supply nine units of 800-Mw steam turbine and generator units to BGR Energy during a recent bidding process, plans to go back to the drawing board to rework its strategy thereby relook at the new benchmark in this sector. The company is geared up to participate in the bidding for all types of turbines both super critical and non-super critical during the 12th Plan.
Alstom India said the country was a “happening story”, given the “visible movement” in the infrastructure sector. “More and more power is being added to the grid and host of infrastructure projects being launched,” pointed out Sunand Sharma, its country president. “Our company is exploring opportunities in the field of power that includes thermal comprising gas, steam, nuclear, service and power automation and controls and renewable power, including hydro, wind and other renewables,” he told Business Standard .Alstom India has full capabilities in engineering, manufacturing, project management and supply of power generation equipment.
As far as hydro is concerned, Sharma said the firm had so far signed contracts for hydro turbines covering 10,923 Mw and generators covering 12,850 MVA. Out of this, approximately 6,000 Mw are in commercial operation. More recently, Alstom got three contracts for hydropower development in India— of 293 Mw capacity.
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