Alstom has secured a €110m framework contract from American Electric Power (AEP) to conduct upgrades at seven of its coal-fired power plants located in the US.
The plants, located in the states of Ohio, Indiana and West Virginia, have a combined generating capacity of 1,300MW.
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Under the framework contract,Alstom will upgrade the low pressure steam turbines by implementing its rotating and stationary blade design technology,.
The improvements will be performed over a period of several years, with the first unit being commissioned in 2013.
