Under the terms of the contract, the company will design, install and commission a new alstom-patented Hooped Pelton runner, which is an impulse turbine with buckets supported by two separate hoops, a new generator and new governor, as well as provide an exciter and controls for unit 7 of the project. Commissioning is expected in 2014.
Six of the seven units in the approximately 1250MW plant are pumped-storage units, while unit 7 is a conventional 55MW Pelton unit.
