Alstom Wins Contract Worth around 500 Million Euros to Supply Boilers for a 1600 Mw Coal-Based Power Plant in the Netherlands

LEVALLOIS PERRET, France--(Business Wire)--
Regulatory News:

Alstom (Paris:ALO) has been awarded a contract worth around 500 million euros by
RWE Power AG to supply two cutting-edge boilers for its Eemshaven power plant in
the Netherlands. The new hard coal-fired units will provide clean, reliable
electricity for more than 3 million homes and cut CO2 emissions by about 2,5
million tons per year as compared with older systems.

When completed in 2013, the new 800 MW boilers will operate at
ultra-supercritical steam conditions, which means that they will be among the
most efficient of their kind worldwide. Reaching an efficiency of approximately
47%, the units will burn 20% less coal than previous generations to generate the
same power while greatly reducing plant emissions, including CO2. Finally, the
new units are designed to co-fire up to 10% biomass, an important renewable
energy option. The units can be retrofitted at a later date with equipment used
to capture CO2 after combustion.

"Time is of essence in the race against climate change and Alstom is delighted
to be working with RWE in order to mitigate the environmental impact of
electricity production," said Philippe Joubert, Alstom Executive Vice President
and President, Power. "In choosing Alstom`s state-of-the-art boilers and
selecting a plant that can be easily fitted with CO2 capture equipment, RWE
demonstrates its determination to be ready for the future."

Alstom is a key player in the Dutch power generation market: its equipment
generates about 60% of the country`s electricity. In 2008, it was already
awarded two combined cycle power plant contracts, Electrabel`s Flevocentrale
(870MW) and Essent`s Claus C (1280 MW), that are currently under construction.

Alstom is a world leader in boiler technology, having supplied directly or
through licenses more than700,000 MW globally, of which more than 200,000 MW are
supercritical boilers.

ALSTOM
Press
Philippe Kasse, Stéphane Farhi (Corporate)
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philippe.kasse@chq.alstom.com
stephane.farhi@chq.alstom.com
or
Jasmin Dearnell, Annette Titzmann (Power)
Tel +33 1 41 49 38 53/+49 621 329 8915
jasmin.dearnell@power.alstom.com
annette.titzmann@power.alstom.com
or
InvestorRelations
Emmanuelle Châtelain
Tel + 33 1 41 49 37 38
investor.relations@chq.alstom.com
or
Websites :
www.alstom.com, www.power.alstom.com

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