Areva, a global leader in nuclear power, said the company's transmission and distribution division has been awarded a $88.74 million industrial upgradation contract by Aluminium Bahrain (Alba), the largest aluminum producer in the Middle East.

Under the deal, Areva will design, manufacture and commission ten transformer-rectifier groups each of 37 kA 1200 V for Alba, said a company statement.

The equipment will be installed at Alba plant located in Bahrain and will replace existing units. This is the largest industrial project of upgrading launched in Bahrain, the statement added.

Paris-based Areva has been present in the region for more than twenty years.

With manufacturing facilities in 43 countries and a sales network in more than 100 countries, Areva offers customers reliable technological solutions for CO2-free power generation and electricity transmission and distribution.

Philippe Guillemot, Areva transmission and distribution chairman and CEO, said the contract win was a testimony to Areva's capacities and expertise in the modernization of existing smelters.

"The new equipment will fit in the same space than the old one, while providing a rating increased by 45 per cent and the installation will be done without slowing down the aluminum production," he added.-TradeArabia News Service