EANS-News: ANDRITZ receives another major order for pumped storage power station in Portugal

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Graz (euro adhoc) - Graz/Vienna, November 25, 2011. EDP - Gestão da
Produção de Energia, S.A., has awarded the consortium ANDRITZ HYDRO
(leader of the consortium), EFACEC Engenharia, and SMM-Sociedade de
Montagens Metalomecânicas an order for the supply and erection of the
complete electromechanical equipment for the pumped storage project
Foz Tua.

The contract includes two reversible pump turbines of 120 MW each,
cylindrical gates, motor generators, governors and control systems,
hydro mechanical equipment, and a large scope of auxiliary systems.
An important factor for the success was the close cooperation with
two reputable Portuguese companies in order to reach a substantial
local content within the consortium.

The pumped storage station will be erected on the river Tua, a
tributary of the Douro River in the north of Portugal, and is part of
the ambitious EDP expansion program to boost power generation from
renewable sources, with a special emphasis on wind and hydro power.

With this order, ANDRITZ HYDRO strengthens its leading position in
Portugal, which presently is one of the most active new pumped
storage markets in Europe. It is the fourth major order within four
years which EDP has awarded to consortia led by ANDRITZ HYDRO.
Altogether these contracts add up to ten turbine generator units of
various types and sizes, with a predominance of low head pump
turbines, a product in which ANDRITZ HYDRO has extensive experience
and know-how, also due to the successful projects in Portugal.

The Francis unit for the extension of the Bemposta power station with
an output of 193 MW and a runner diameter of 6 m, which was awarded
to ANDRITZ HYDRO in 2008 and is one of the largest turbine generator
sets of this type in Western Europe, has recently been commissioned
and is already supplying clean power to the Portuguese grid.

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The ANDRITZ GROUP The ANDRITZ GROUP is a globally leading supplier of
plants and services for the hydropower, pulp and paper, metals, and
other specialized industries (solid/liquid separation, feed, and
biofuel). The Group is headquartered in Graz, Austria, and has a
staff of approximately 16,700 employees worldwide. ANDRITZ operates
over 180 production sites, service and sales companies all around the
world.

ANDRITZ HYDRO ANDRITZ HYDRO is a global supplier of electromechanical
equipment and services for hydropower plants. With over 170 years of
experience and more than 30,000 turbines installed totaling
approximately 400,000 MW output, ANDRITZ HYDRO is a leader in the
world market for hydraulic power generation, offering the complete
product portfolio including turbines, generators, and additional
equipment of all types and sizes: `water to wire´ from small hydro
applications up to outputs of more than 800 MW. Additionally, ANDRITZ
HYDRO holds a top position in the growing hydropower plant service,
refurbishment, and upgrade market. Further fields of activity are
development, design, and manufacture of pumps for selected
applications (e.g. for water transport, in the energy sector, or in
the pulp and paper industry) and of turbo generators for gas and
steam power plants.

Further inquiry note:
Dr. Michael Buchbauer
Head of Group Treasury, Corporate Communications & Investor Relations
Tel.: +43 316 6902 2979
Fax: +43 316 6902 465
mailto:michael.buchbauer@andritz.com

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