The contract value amounts to € 32 million (US $ 41 million). The scope of supply includes four vertical Francis turbines each with an output of 270 MW. As the runners’ dimensions (diameter of around 7 m) exceed the average transportation conditions, they will be fabricated at site. The commissioning of the first unit of the new hydroelectric project on Wu river is scheduled for August 2008. In 2012 Si Lin shall entirely be connected to the grid. According to Chinese government’s plan the hydropower station shall deliver its electricity to the eastern provinces.
Si Lin is the second contract Voith Siemens Hydro has been awarded by Wu Jiang Hydro Power Development Company after Hong Jia Du successfully commissioned in 2004.
Voith Siemens Hydro Power Generation is a Group Division of Voith and - with a workforce of around 2,260 employees and an order intake of 683 million Euro in the past business year - Voith Siemens Hydro Power Generation belongs to the worldwide leading companies for hydropower equipment.
Voith is setting standards in paper technology, power transmission, energy technology and industrial services. Founded on January 1, 1867, with approximately 24,000 employees, a turnover of EURO 3.3 billion and over 200 locations world-wide, Voith is one of Europe’s large family-owned companies.
