Alstom has won a contract valued at Eur 18M for work on the 96MW Jorethang Loop hydroelectric project in India’s Sikkim region.

The contract – awarded by Dans Energy Private Ltd – includes the supply, installation, testing and commissioning of electro-mechanical equipment for the plants two 48MW units. The order entails end-to-end manufacturing of equipment at alstom Hydro’s Vadodara facility in Gujurat state.

The Jorethang Loop project will be located at the city of Jorethang on the bank of the river Rangeet, a tributary of the river Teesta.