Alstom has won contracts worth more than €300 million with Spanish utility Gas Natural to build, operate and maintain a 400 MW combined cycle power plant in Malaga, Spain.

The integrated turnkey power plant will use a GT26 gas turbine, steam turbine, heat recovery steam generator and TOPGAS turbogenerator. Alstom will also be responsible for the civil works, balance of plant and the construction of a 13 km water pipeline and 5 km gas pipeline as well as a 12-year associated operation and maintenance contract.

Construction of the plant will begin in July 2006 and is scheduled for completion in August 2008.