PARIS -(Dow Jones)- French heavy engineering company Alstom (ALO.FR) said Wednesday that Alstom Hydro has received a EUR178 million contract to supply four 250-Megawatt variable speed pump turbine and motor generator units for a new pumped storage installation in Switzerland.
The contract was from Kraftwerke Linth-Limmern AG, a partner of Axpo AG, the main producer of hydropower and electricity in Switzerland.
Alstom Hydro is a joint venture between Alstom and French diversified construction group Bouygues SA (EN.FR).
-By David Pearson, Dow Jones Newswires; +331 4017 1740, david.pearson@dowjones.com