Alstom, EVN to form JV for turbine reconditioning plant

Alstom and Vietnam Electricity will jointly establish a state-of-the-art gas turbine reconditioning workshop in the twon of Phu My in Ba Ria-Vung Tau province.

This is the first ever reconditioning workshop in Vietnam and in Asia. The workshop will address the establishment of the Alstom-Phu My Thermal Power Services Joint Venture that will open new opportunities for maintenance, improvements of the gas turbine combined cycle in other countries, according to Alstom Thermal Power president Philippe Cochet.

The workshop is necessary for the two combined power plants Phu My 2.1 and 2.4. It will also be one of the most modern workshops in the world for reconditioning and we will use it for meeting all requirements from our Asian

The plant is expected to help save more than €18 million in the first 15 years to recondition spare gas turbine parts for the Phu My power plant. Moreover it will also benefit from reconditioning contracts for other turbines in Vietnam and other countries in Asia-Pacific, says EVN president Pham Le Thanh .

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