Bioenergy: AREVA signed a new contract in Thailand

3/15/2012

AREVA and its local partner ENSYS have been selected by U-Thong Bio Power, a Thai independent power producer, for the construction of a biomass power plant located in the Supanburi Province, in the North-West of Thailand. The total value of the project is US$ 17 million.

The plant fueled by rice husk and by bagasse, will generate a total output of 9.9 MW electrical power, enough to provide 6000 to 8000 households with green electricity.

The project is scheduled for completion end of 2013.

“This deal strengthens AREVA’s reference position in the fast growing South-East Asian market and confirms AREVA’s competitiveness in this challenging market”, declared Xavier Hurbin, AREVA Bioenergy CEO.

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U-Thong Bio Power Co Ltd is a Thai company which, among other activities, is already operating a 10 MW biomass power plant. 

AREVA’s Bioenergy Business Unit (BU) is the leading provider of biomass Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) power plants and renewables Balance of Plant (BOP) solutions for customers in Europe, Latin America and Southern Asia. The Bioenergy BU is an industrial pioneer with 35 years of experience, having contributed to establish over 5GW of electrical capacity around the world.

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