EANS-Adhoc: ANDRITZ HYDRO to supply electromechanical equipment for Lauca hydropower plant, Angola

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26.02.2014

Graz, February 26, 2014. International technology Group ANDRITZ is
to supply the electromechanical equipment for the new Lauca
hydropower plant, Angola, via Construtora Norberto Odebrecht to GAMEK
(Gabinete de Aproveitamento do Medio Kwanza), a part of the Angolan
power corporation ENE (Empresa Nacional de Electricidade). The order
value for comparable deliveries lies in the lower three-digit million
euro range; the order will enter into force in the course of 2014
upon fulfillment of all administrative requirements. Commissioning is
scheduled for the end of 2017.

The hydropower station planned on the Kwanza River will comprise two
power houses for which the ANDRITZ HYDRO deliveries will include six
Francis turbines, each with an output of 340 megawatts, as well as
generators and additional equipment. Lauca will supply a total output
of 2,067 megawatts, providing clean energy from hydropower for
750,000 people.

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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, solid/liquid
separation in the municipal and industrial sectors, and the
production of animal feed and biomass pellets. In addition, ANDRITZ
offers technologies for certain other sectors including automation,
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
23,900 employees. ANDRITZ operates over 220 production sites, 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
420,000 megawatts output, the business area is one of the world's
leading system suppliers for 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
large hydropower plants with outputs of more than 800 megawatts per
turbine unit. 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 Pokorny
Head of Corporate Communications
Tel.: +43 316 6902 1332
Fax: +43 316 6902 465
mailto:oliver.pokorny@andritz.com

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