Weir Power & Industrial Services at Alloa continued their success in the hydro power rehabilitation market with the award of a major project for ScottishPower. The contract, granted in December 2008, is scheduled to complete in October 2009. The project is for ScottishPower’s Cruachan pumped storage hydro electric station located on the north shore of Loch Awe, on the west coast of Scotland. The plant was built and commissioned in 1965 and the station has four 100MW vertical axis Francis turbine/ pump units; two Boving machines and two English Electric machines which combined generate a total of 440 MW. Weir’s contract is to complete refurbishment of the turbine and generator comprising, site dismantling, condition assessment in the Alloa workshop, rotor pole renovation and stator cleaning, refurbishment of specified turbine components, site reassembly and commissioning. Project manager Stuart Wilkins commented, “We are delighted to receive this prestigious contract which reflects on the groups track record of delivering projects in a safe, environmentally responsible manner, on time and within the budget and performance expectations of the customer.”

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