Equatorial Guinea: Alstom to supply hydro equipment

France’s Alstom Hydro has been awarded a contract by Duglas Alliance, part of Ukraine’s Dorado Alliance, to supply equipment for the 200MW Sendje hydropower plant, located on the Wele River, 40km from Bata. Alstom will provide four 50MW Francis turbines, four generators, four regulation systems, four excitation systems and a control system to the facility, which is expected to begin operating in mid-2017. The company will also supervise installation and commissioning. Ground breaking at the site took place in February 2012.