EANS-News: ANDRITZ HYDRO receives international orders to equip four hydropower plants

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Graz (euro adhoc) - Graz/Vienna, February 3, 2011. International
technology Group ANDRITZ received orders to supply the
electromechanical equipment for the new hydropower plants Hissmofors,
Sweden, and Pare, India, as well as for the refurbishment of the
existing hydropower plants Hills Creek, USA, and Rio Macho, Costa
Rica. Aggregate order value for all four contracts is approximately
80 MEUR.

Hissmofors, Sweden To Jämtkraft, ANDRITZ HYDRO will supply the
complete electromechanical equipment for their Hissmofors hydropower
plant located 20 km to the west of Östersund in central Sweden. The
order includes delivery of two Kaplan turbines (output 34 MW each),
two synchronous generators, and additional equipment. Commissioning
is scheduled for the end of 2013.

Pare, India Under a contract with North Eastern Electric Power
Corporation Ltd. (NEEPCO), ANDRITZ HYDRO will deliver the equipment
for the new Pare hydropower plant in District of Papumpare, Arunachal
Pradesh. The scope of supply comprises design, delivery, installation
and commissioning of the complete electromechanical equipment,
including two vertical Francis turbines (output 55 MW each),
generators, main inlet valves, control and protection system, power
and control cables, and additional equipment. The order is expected
to be completed at the end of 2013.

Hills Creek, USA The US Army Corps of Engineers in Portland has
awarded ANDRITZ HYDRO with the contract to refurbish the Hills Creek
hydropower plant in Oakridge, Oregon. The order includes model
testing, supply of two new vertical Francis runners (output 16 MW
each), the hydromechanical equipment, rewind of both generators, as
well as refurbishment of additional power plant equipment.
Recommissioning is scheduled for 2014. ANDRITZ HYDRO is thus
strengthening its leading market position for refurbishment of
hydropower plants in the USA. In 2010, ANDRITZ HYDRO was awarded
refurbishment contracts for the Webber Falls, Spring Creek, Lay Dam,
Bouldin Dam, and Hoover dam hydropower plants.

Rio Macho, Costa Rica Instituto Costarricense de Electricidad (ICE)
has awarded ANDRITZ HYDRO a contract to supply the electromechanical
equipment for the modernization of Rio Macho hydropower plant units 1
and 2, which were installed in 1959 and 1963 respectively. The scope
of supply includes two horizontal Pelton turbines (output 18 MW
each), generators, automation and additional equipment. As a result
of this refurbishment, which is scheduled for completion in 2013, the
output of the hydropower plant will be increased by around 8%.
Decisive for the award of this order were also the many years of good
business relations between ICE and ANDRITZ HYDRO - ANDRITZ HYDRO has
already supplied almost half of the electromechanical equipment for
ICE.

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The ANDRITZ GROUP The ANDRITZ GROUP is a global market leader in the
supply of plants and services for the hydropower industry, the pulp
and paper industry, the metals industry, and other specialized
industries (solid/liquid separation, feed, and biofuel). The Group is
headquartered in Graz, Austria, and has a staff of approximately
14,300 employees worldwide. ANDRITZ operates over 120 production
sites, service and sales companies all around the world.

ANDRITZ HYDRO ANDRITZ HYDRO is a global supplier of electromechanical
equipment and services for hydropower plants. With over 170 years of
experience and more than 30,000 turbines installed totaling
approximately 400,000 MW output, ANDRITZ HYDRO is a leader in the
world market for hydraulic power generation, offering the complete
product portfolio including turbines, generators, and additional
equipment of all types and sizes: `From water to wire´ for small
hydro applications up to more than 800 MW output. Additionally,
ANDRITZ HYDRO holds a top position in the growing power plant
service, refurbishment, and upgrade market. Further fields of
activity are development, design, and manufacture of pumps for
selected applications (e.g. for water transport, in the energy
sector, in the pulp and paper industries) and of turbo generators for
gas and steam power plants.

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Further inquiry note:

Dr. Michael Buchbauer
Head of Group Treasury, Corporate Communications & Investor Relations
Tel.: +43 316 6902 2979
Fax: +43 316 6902 465
mailto:michael.buchbauer@andritz.com

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