Alstom signs agreements to service Kaeng Khoi II plant
Alstom has been awarded a long-term service agreement as well as an extension of a long-term parts agreement by Gulf Power Generation Co for its Kaeng Khoi II power plant in Saraburi, north of Bangkok.
With a combined value of more than 160 million euros (Bt6.2 billion), the new extension agreements will see Alstom, a French multinational, providing technical expertise to oversee the service and maintenance of the plant.
Under the scope of these two agreements, Alstom will also provide new parts, reconditioning services and field service for planned outages for the plant’s existing gas turbines, steam |turbines and generators until 2033.
"We are delighted to be given this opportunity to [help] Thailand achieve its energy goals," Michael Rechsteiner, senior vice president for thermal services at Alstom, said yesterday. "Not only are the agreements a reflection of Gulf Power’s confidence in Alstom’s products and services, it is also a tribute to Alstom’s cutting-edge technologies.
"We will do our best to ensure the optimal performance of the plant and look forward to benefiting Thailand and its people in the future."
Contributing around 1.5 gigawatts to Thailand’s energy mix, the Kaeng Khoi II combined-cycle natural-gas plant was built by Alstom and was fully operational in 2008.
The original parts agreement undertaken then only covered the gas turbines. The new service and parts extension increases Alstom’s scope to cover the steam turbine and generators as well.
Gulf Power is a subsidiary of Gulf Group, one of the leading providers of electricity in Thailand, serving both public and private customers in the main industrial zones of the country.
