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28 JANUARY 2004 - Alstom has been awarded a contract, valued at around €20m ($25m), by the US Bureau of Reclamation for the supply and installation of 8 x 169 MW Francis turbine runners for the Glen Canyon Dam, located on the Colorado River in the State of Arizona, USA. Scope of supply also includes wicket gates, stationary wear rings and other equipment.
Design and engineering for the turbine runners will begin shortly, with manufacturing of the first unit scheduled for the latter part of 2004. Installation of the 8 units will take place between 2005 and 2013.
Alstom's North American Hydro unit in Denver is responsible for the management and execution of the project.
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