Alstom, EVN inaugurate first Vietnam gas turbine reconditioning workshop

Alstom and Vietnam Electricity (EVN) have initiated operations at a new gas turbine reconditioning workshop, located in the Phu My district. The facility is the first reconditioning workshop in Vietnam and the first for Alstom’s network in Asia.

This €22-MM facility, which is part of the joint venture (JV) formed between Alstom and EVN, will create about 150 new jobs. The 5,500 m2 workshop houses the latest machinery for the reconditioning of hot gas path parts, many of which are available for the first time in Southeast Asia.

At full capacity, the workshop will be able to refurbish several hundred sets of gas turbine components per year. The JV said the existing facility is already setting the benchmark in terms of environment, health and safety (EHS), with some 2,000 hours of trainings in the past year, and a total of 500 days without lost time accidents(LTAs) since the beginning of operation in December 2013.

The JV was established in 2012 by and between three parties: Phu My Thermal Power Co., Alstom Asia Pacific and Alstom Vietnam. The objective of the JV is to provide reconditioning services locally to EVN customers and for export under the Alstom network.

EVN provides key components, while Alstom contributes its technology and other services to increase current activities in Phu My.

“Establishing this reconditioning workshop is part of a major long-term investment in Vietnam and shows our commitment bringing local capabilities to this fast growing region. Having a reconditioning workshop located in the heart of Asia is instrumental for Alstom’s continued growth in the region,” said Michael Rechsteiner, senior vice president, thermal services, Alstom.

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