Alstom will supply air quality control systems in Taiwan and Romania

In Taiwan, Alstom was awarded a contract from CTCI to supply AQCS packages for the Talin power plant renewal project (2 x 800 MW) developed by Taiwan Power Company. Alstom will supply its seawater flue gas desulphurization (SWFGD) system and its particulate removal system with fabric filter solution. The newly built units 1 and 2 are expected to enter commercial operation in 2016 and 2017.

Alstom's SWFGD system is the most economical desulphurisation technology available and is able to meet the most stringent environmental regulations. It uses seawater for absorption, produces no waste and restores the seawater quality before discharge. This is Alstom's second SWFGD project in Taiwan after the coal-fired Linkou power plant renewal project (3 x 800 MW).

In Romania, Alstom will install a wet flue gas desulphurisation (Wet FGD) system at the Craiova 2 power plant (2 x 150 MW), owned by the new Romanian public utility SC Complexul Energetic Oltenia SA. This equipment will allow the power plant to comply with the latest European environmental standards by drastically reducing sulphur dioxide emissions.

Alstom continues to reinforce its global leadership position as the preferred supplier of AQCS equipment to power and industrial customers. To date, Alstom has installed more than 100 SWFGD systems in different parts of the world, corresponding to a total equivalent capacity of about 42 GW. Alstom has also installed more than 360 fabric filter systems, 95 Wet FGD systems, 1100 electrostatic precipitators and 100 NID™ systems worldwide.