ANDRITZ Energy & Environment GmbH services

People around the world are working to exploit the potential of hydropower (which is unbelievable 16.000 TWh per year) by building new hydropower plants. In particular in regions where energy demands will increase dramatically in the next few years - such as in Asia, South America, and Africa. The “Large Hydro” Division is a global supplier of turnkey electromechanical equipment and services for the installation of large new hydropower plants (“water to wire”) and components, including installation beyond the compact hydro range.

The Compact Hydro Division is the world leader in products and services for small and medium-sized hydroelectric power plants and offers also competitive solutions for mini hydro power plants. Small-scale hydro power plants range up to an unit output of 15 MW for Axial and Kaplan turbines and an output of 30 MW for Francis and Pelton turbines while the mini compact hydro installations include Kaplan and Axial units (20 kW - 1,500 kW), Francis units up to 3,000 kW as well as Pelton units up to 5,000 kW.