EANS-News: ANDRITZ to modernize Innertkirchen 1 and Handeck 2 hydropower stations, Switzerland

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Graz (euro adhoc) - Graz/Vienna, June 11, 2013. ANDRITZ HYDRO, part
of international technology Group ANDRITZ, has received an order from
Kraftwerke Oberhasli AG (KWO), Switzerland, to supply two Pelton
turbines and one synchronous generator as part of the project to
extend Innertkirchen 1 and Handeck 2 hydropower stations.
Commissioning is scheduled for 2016. The project to modernize the two
plants built over 60 years ago makes a substantial contribution
towards covering peak energy demand to compensate for volatile wind
and solar energy supplies. Due to the modernization, an additional 70
gigawatt-hours will be generated every year, thus covering the energy
demand for more than 14,000 households.

The order comprises supply, installation, and commissioning of two
vertical, six-jet Pelton turbines with an output of 150 and 90
megawatts, respectively, and of a vertical synchronous generator
(output: 165 megavolt-amperes) including additional equipment. This
upgrade will boost the overall output of the two hydropower plants by
280 megawatts to reach 670 megawatts.

By building a second head race, the flow rate of the water and thus
the friction losses in the pressure pipes will be reduced. As a
result, more energy can be generated from the water volume used in
both power stations. A new return water reservoir also upgrades the
plant to provide ecological benefits.

With 26 units in nine hydropower plants, Kraftwerke Oberhasli AG, one
of Switzerland's leading hydropower plant operators, provides a total
output of approximately 2,350 gigawatt-hours, representing around 7%
of the total output from all Swiss hydropower plants.

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The ANDRITZ GROUP The ANDRITZ GROUP is a globally leading supplier of
plants, equipment, and services for hydropower stations, the pulp and
paper industry, the metalworking and steel industries, and
solid/liquid separation in the municipal and industrial sectors. In
addition, ANDRITZ offers technologies for certain other sectors
including automation, the production of animal feed and biomass
pellets, pumps, machinery for nonwovens and plastic films, steam
boiler plants, biomass boilers and gasification plants for energy
generation, flue gas cleaning plants, plants for the production of
panelboards (MDF), thermal sludge utilization, and biomass
torrefaction plants. The publicly listed, international technology
Group is headquartered in Graz, Austria, and has a staff of around
23,700 employees. ANDRITZ operates over 220 production sites as well
as service and sales companies all around the world.

ANDRITZ HYDRO ANDRITZ HYDRO supplies electromechanical equipment for
hydropower stations. With over 170 years of accumulated experience
and more than 30,000 turbines installed totaling approximately
400,000 megawatts output, the business area is one of the world's
leading suppliers 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-scale hydropower stations up to outputs of more than 800
megawatts. ANDRITZ HYDRO also holds a top position in the growing
hydropower plant service, refurbishment, and upgrade market. Pumps
(for water transport, irrigation, and applications for various
industries) and turbogenerators for thermal power stations are also
allocated to the business area.

Further inquiry note:
Oliver Porkorny
Group Treasury, Corporate Communications & Investor Relations
Tel.: +43 316 6902 1332
Fax: +43 316 6902 465
mailto:oliver.pokorny@andritz.com

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