EANS-News: ANDRITZ receives major order for a hydropower plant in Egypt

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Graz (euro adhoc) - Graz / Vienna, 22 December 2011. ANDRITZ HYDRO
was awarded a contract from the Egyptian Ministries of Energy and
Water Resources for the supply and installation of four bulb
turbines, generators, and the electrical and hydromechanical
equipment for the rebuild of the Assiut barrage, the oldest dam in
the Egyptian section of the River Nile. The order value amounts to
approximately 107 MEUR, the contract is scheduled to be put into
force during the first quarter of 2012.

The Assiut rebuild will not only considerably improve the conditions
for irrigation and shipping, but also create a means of generating
electricity from renewable hydropower. As of 2017, the four ANDRITZ
HYDRO bulb units with a total output of 32 MW will provide
approximately 75,000 households with environmentally- friendly
electricity.

For decades, ANDRITZ HYDRO has been using very efficient bulb units
with particularly high flow rates, especially for very low heads. For
the Assiut project, Kaplan runners with only three blades will be
supplied, perfectly suiting the low design head and its variation
margin from 3 to 6.5 m. Despite their relatively low output, the
turbines and generators, which are mainly produced in ANDRITZ HYDRO
workshops in Germany and Austria, have rather impressive dimensions,
for example the turbine runners will have a diameter of 5.6 m.

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The ANDRITZ GROUP The ANDRITZ GROUP is a globally leading supplier of
plants and services for the hydropower, pulp and paper, metals, and
other specialized industries (solid/liquid separation, feed, and
biofuel). The Group is headquartered in Graz, Austria, and has a
staff of approximately 16,700 employees worldwide. ANDRITZ operates
over 180 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: `water to wire´ from small hydro
applications up to outputs of more than 800 MW. Additionally, ANDRITZ
HYDRO holds a top position in the growing hydropower 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, or in
the pulp and paper industry) and of turbo generators for gas and
steam power plants.

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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