Form 6-K
FORM 6-K
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
Report of Foreign Private Issuer
Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
For the month of March 2005
Commission File Number: 1-14836
ALSTOM
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(Translation of registrant's name into English)
3, avenue André Malraux, 92300 Levallois-Perret, France
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(Address of principal executive offices)
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under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F
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Enclosures:
Press release dated March 10, 2005, "ALSTOM Wins 560 Million Euros Contract to
Complete Largest Power Plant in Middle East"
Press release dated March 23, 2005, "Board Changes at ALSTOM - Proposed
Appointment of Francis Mer"
Press release dated March 30, 2005, "ALSTOM Wins a Contract Worth More Than 190
Million Euros for the Retrofit of a Swedish Nuclear Plant"
Press release dated March 31, 2005, "ALSTOM Wins 170 Million Euros Turnkey Power
Plant Contract in Singapore"
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
ALSTOM
Date: April 1, 2005 By: /s/ Henri Poupart-Lafarge
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Name: Henri Poupart-Lafarge
Title: Chief Financial Officer
10 March 2005
ALSTOM WINS 560 MILLION EUROS CONTRACT TO COMPLETE
LARGEST POWER PLANT IN MIDDLE EAST
An ALSTOM-led consortium has won a €627 million turnkey contract with Saudi
Electricity Company to add three generating blocks to the Saudi Arabian Shoaiba
power plant, making it the largest power plant in the whole of the Middle East.
Under the contract, worth €560 million to ALSTOM, the consortium will build the
final three 400MW units of the 11-unit steam power plant, increasing the total
power output to more than 4,400MW.
ALSTOM will design, supply, install and commission the entire power plant,
including boilers, steam turbines generators and the complete balance of plant
and systems for the three units while ALSTOM's consortium partner, Saudi
Archirodon Constructions, will carry out all the associated civil works. The
boilers are designed to burn both crude and heavy oil, and use ALSTOM's leading
low NOx tangential-firing technology.
The ALSTOM-led consortium also supplied, on a turnkey basis, the previous eight
units at Shoaiba, beginning with an initial contract won in November 1998. The
final units of the plant, located on the Red Sea coast 100 km south of the city
of Jeddah, are scheduled to be fully operational in the first half of 2008.
Philippe Joubert, president of ALSTOM's Power Turbo-Systems and Power
Environment Sectors, said: "We are proud to continue our long-term relationship
with the Saudi Electricity Company and to contribute our world-leading
experience in steam plant technology in one of the most prestigious projects in
the Middle East region."
Press relations: G. Tourvieille
(Tél. +33 1 41 49 27 13)
internet.press@chq.alstom.com
Investor relations: E. Châtelain
(Tél. +33 1 41 49 37 38)
Investor.relations@chq.alstom.com
23 March 2005
BOARD CHANGES AT ALSTOM -
PROPOSED APPOINTMENT OF FRANCIS MER
Following Lord Simpson's decision to retire from the Board at the end of the
current fiscal year , the Board of Directors held on 23 March 2005 has co-opted,
with effect as of 1st April 2005, Mr Francis Mer as a member of the Board to
replace him.
This appointment will be submitted for ratification at the next Shareholders'
Meeting. Patrick Kron, Chairman of the Board, expressed his understanding of
Lord Simpson's decision to withdraw from the Board at this time when the Company
has well advanced in its recovery and extended to Lord Simpson the Board's
thanks for his contribution since 1998.
Patrick Kron also extended the Board's welcome to Francis Mer and noted that his
broad experience in industry and international activities will be highly
valuable in the Company's move towards full recovery and future development.
Press relations: S. Gagneraud / G. Tourvieille
(Tél. +33 1 41 49 27 40)
internet.press@chq.alstom.com
Investor relations: E. Chatelain
(Tél. +33 1 41 49 37 38)
investor.relations@chq.alstom.com
30 March 2005
ALSTOM WINS A CONTRACT WORTH MORE THAN 190 MILLION
EUROS FOR THE RETROFIT OF A SWEDISH NUCLEAR PLANT
ALSTOM has won a contract worth around €190 millions to provide steam turbine
and generator equipment as part of a project to increase the power output of
Ringhals nuclear power station in Sweden.
Under the contract with Ringhals AB, owned by Swedish energy companies
Vattenfall and Sydkraft, ALSTOM will supply new internal retrofit parts for four
turbine/generator sets at units 3 & 4 of the four-unit plant. Each set contains
one generator, one high-pressure steam turbine and three low-pressure steam
turbines.
In addition, ALSTOM will replace and upgrade moisture separator reheaters,
turbine instrumentation and control system, main steam valves and other balance
of plant, as well as carrying out dismantling, installation, commissioning and
testing work.
Thanks to an upgrade of the nuclear reactors and the design of the retrofitted
turbine and generator equipment, the rated electrical power output of each of
the two units will increase from the current 920 MW to slightly more than 1100
MW on unit 3 and approximately 1150 MW on unit 4.
Most of the work will be carried out during scheduled annual outage periods,
with the main installation work for unit 3 taking place in 2006 and 2007, and in
2008 and 2011 for unit 4.
Press relations: G. Tourvieille / Séverine Gagneraud
(Tél. +33 1 41 49 27 13 / 27 40)
internet.press@chq.alstom.com
Investor relations: E. Châtelain
(Tél. +33 1 41 49 37 38)
Investor.relations@chq.alstom.com
31 March 2005
ALSTOM WINS 170 MILLION EUROS TURNKEY
POWER PLANT CONTRACT IN SINGAPORE
ALSTOM has won a €170 millions contract with independent power producer Keppel
Merlimau Cogen Pte Ltd to build a turnkey combined cycle power plant in
Singapore.
The 500MW plant, located on Jurong Island, will supply power to the Singaporean
network. Under the turnkey contract, ALSTOM will design, construct and
commission the dual-fuel (gas/oil) combined cycle power plant and supply two
GT13E2 gas turbines, two heat recovery boilers, one steam turbine and associated
equipment.
ALSTOM has also been awarded an 18-year operation and maintenance contract for
the site, covering scheduled and unscheduled maintenance as well as operation
and maintenance support. The plant is scheduled to commence operation in the
first quarter of 2007.
This order brings the total of GT13E2 machines sold by ALSTOM to 93 units. The
fleet has accumulated more than 2,300,000 operating hours.
Philippe Joubert, President of ALSTOM's Power Turbo Systems and Power
Environment Sectors, said: "We are delighted to win this important contract,
which reaffirms our leading position in the middle-sized range gas turbine
technology field. South-east Asia is a key market for us and we are well
positioned in this region, with our expertise in plant integration - from
equipment to systems to long- term maintenance."
Press relations: G. Tourvieille / Séverine Gagneraud
(Tél. +33 1 41 49 27 13 / 27 40)
internet.press@chq.alstom.com
Investor relations: E. Châtelain
(Tél. +33 1 41 49 37 38)
investor.relations@chq.alstom.com