ALSTOM Australia & New Zealand

Alstom reviews upwards its medium-term forecasts following an excellent fiscal year 2007/08
07 May 2008

Following the high level of orders registered last year, Alstom set a new record between 1 April 2007 and 31 March 2008 with order intake growing by 23%.

Alstom together with its US partners EPRI and We Energies launches innovative project to capture CO2 using chilled ammonia
27 Feb 2008 Alstom, together with its US partners the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) and We Energies, launched a pilot project based in Pleasant Prairie, Wisconsin, that uses chilled ammonia to capture carbon dioxide (CO2) from coal-fueled power plants .

Alstom to supply Melbourne with 18 X’Trapolis suburban trains
13 Feb 2008 Alstom Transport has been awarded a contract worth 160 million euros to supply the State of Victoria in southeast Australia with X’Trapolis suburban trains for the City of Melbourne’s metropolitan network. The contract is for 18 X’Trapolis six-car trainsets, which are scheduled for delivery from late 2009.

Alstom unveils the AGV, its latest very high speed train, capable of reaching a commercial speed of 360 kph
05 Feb 2008 On Tuesday 5 February, Alstom unveiled the prototype of the AGV*, its latest, new generation very high speed train. This single deck, state-of-the-art train incorporates articulated carriages, a technology which contributed to the success of France’s TGV** train, and a new distributed drive system. The AGV has been designed to reach a commercial speed of 360 kph. The AGV already has its first customer: Italy’s new railway operator, NTV***.

Alstom continues to record a strong activity growth
17 Jan 2008 During the first nine months of 2007/08 (from 1 April to 31 December 2007), Alstom booked orders amounting to €19.9 billion, up by 38% versus the same period of the previous year. Sales at €12.1 billion were up by 21%.

Argentina chooses Alstom-led consortium to build the first very high speed line in Latin America
16 Jan 2008 The President of the Argentine Republic, Cristina Fernàndez Kirchner, officially announced on 16 January, 2008, that Alstom and its partners IECSA, Emepa, Isolux Corsan have been awarded the first very high speed link project in Latin America, between Buenos Aires, Rosario and Cordoba. This adjudication is a decisive step in the project, before the finalisation and signature of the contract which is scheduled in the next few months.

With a strong first semester 2007/08, Alstom continues to combine growth and increase in profitability
08 Nov 2007 Between 1st April 2007 and 30th September 2007, Alstom registered a record level of orders (+33%), a strong growth in sales (+21%) and a significant improvement of its income from operations reaching €573 million (+39%), or 7.2% of sales. Alstom recorded a net result of €388 million (+49%) and an exceptionally high free cash flow (€1.2 billion).

Alstom completes the acquisition of Spanish wind turbine company Ecotècnia thus extending its wide portfolio of technologies
05 Nov 2007 Alstom has just completed the acquisition of Spanish wind turbine company, Ecotècnia, for €350 million (on a debt free/cash free basis) based on the 1 January 2007 financial results.

Alstom takes the initiative on CO2 capture technologies and global warming challenge
23 Oct 2007 Alstom has been carrying out an intensive research and development programme for the past years to meet the technological and economic challenges of capturing the CO2 created in fossil-fuel-based electricity production.

Alstom crosses the threshold of 1,000 Citadis tramways sold worldwide
09 Oct 2007 Thanks to three new orders from Lyon, Istanbul and Algiers, Alstom has now sold more than 1000 Citadis tramways throughout the world since the launch of the range in 1997. The contracts awarded by these three cities to Alstom in the field of urban transport (tramways and metros) are worth a total amount of €240 million.

Alstom to commence CO2 reduction demonstration project in Australia Hazelwood 2030
19 Sept 2007 ALSTOM has contracted with International Power (Technologies) Pty Limited for the design, engineering and implementation of a demonstration plant at their Hazelwood Power Station. The project will showcase technologies which are able to dramatically reduce the plant's CO2 intensity.

Alstom to supply high speed Pendolino trains for the Helsinki to St. Petersburg rail link
05 Sept 2007 Alstom has been awarded a contract worth €120 million to supply four high speed Pendolino trains for the Helsinki (Finland) to St. Petersburg (Russia) rail link.

Key successes for Alstom’s GT26 gas turbine technology in the United Kingdom and the Middle East
27 Aug 2007 Alstom was selected for two major projects for GT26-based combined cycle power plants, including a total of nine GT26 gas turbines, in the UK and the United Arab Emirates (UAE).

Alstom To Proceed With Construction Of The 660MW Colongra Power Plant Project In Australia
21 Aug 2007 ALSTOM will shortly commence construction of the Colongra Power Project, a turnkey 660MW open-cycle gas fired power plant located 120km north of Sydney, Australia.

Alstom set to enter wind power market with the acquisition of Spanish wind turbine company Ecotècnia
26 June 2007 Alstom is taking a significant step into wind power generation with the signature on 25 June 2007 of an agreement to buy Spanish wind turbine company, Ecotècnia, for 350 million euros (debt free/cash basis)

RFF, Alstom and SNCF achieve their target
03 Apr 2007 574,8 km/h : new world rail speed record set at 13h13 on 3 April 2007. The V150 trainset reached 574,8 km/h at kilometre point 191 on the new East European LGV™ high-speed line, in France, at 13h13, exceeding by 59,5 km/h the previous world rail speed record, set in 1990.

Construction of Australia's most efficient combined cycle power plant begins
15 Nov 2006 Construction of TRUenergy’s 400 MW gas fired combined cycle power station commenced today at an official groundbreaking ceremony held on the site.

Melbourne's Tram of the Future Unveiled
19 Oct 2006 The Minister for Transport, Peter Batchelor, today unveiled the winning design for a Melbourne tram of the future in the LightRail towards 2020 design competition.

Melbourne's Tram of the Future: Top 10 designs unveiled
29 Aug 2006 The top 10 designs for a Melbourne tram of the future have been unveiled in the LightRail towards 2020 design competition for Victorian university students.

ALSTOM completes 450MW Braemar Power Station on time to meet 2006/7 summer peak demand
24 Aug 2006 Queensland Premier, the Hon Peter Beattie today officially commissioned Queensland's newest power station, the state of the art, 450MW gas fired Braemar Power Project, in time to meet the states expected increased summer peak electricity demands.