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Bright sparks from the show floor


A snapshot of news, launches and innovations from a cross-section of exhibitors lighting up this year’s Clean Currents show


Ampo Foundry


Ampo Foundry, a producer of assembly- ready components for original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) in a range of industries, is expanding its work in the hydropower sector with a new order from a European turbine manufacturer. The company has been awarded a contract for the Cheongsong hydroelectric power plant in South Korea, where Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power Co. Ltd. is the end user. The order covers the production of 66 guide vanes for two Francis turbines, which will be manufactured at Ampo in cooperation with a machining workshop. This latest contract follows other recent


hydropower orders – Luang Prabang, Amata, Carhuaquero, Polska, Saltwater, Rana, Sant’Angelo Lodigiano, Riva del Garda, and Pickwick — all secured over the past six months. Together, these projects highlight Ampo Foundry’s growing role as a supplier to the global hydropower market. Francis, Kaplan, and Pelton turbines are typically made up of multiple steel compo- nents. Ampo produces these using in-house casting and machining processes, with all parts delivered finished, machined, and ready for assembly after undergoing PT, MT, UT, and RT testing.


Founded in 1964, Ampo Foundry applies its manufacturing expertise to produce com-


ponents in carbon steel, stainless steel, and special alloys for demanding applications, supplying them fully machined and ready for assembly.


ANDRITZ


Mozambique’s Hidroeléctrica de Cahora Bassa (HCB) has awarded ANDRITZ a contract to rehabilitate the Cahora Bassa hydropower plant. The plant is the largest in Mozambique and one of the largest in Africa. The order, worth a mid three-digit million-euro amount, was included in ANDRITZ’s order intake for the fourth quarter of 2024.


Commissioned in 1975, the 2075MW facility on the Zambezi River supplies more than half of Mozambique’s electricity and exports power to neighbouring countries. HCB’s REABSUL II rehabilitation program aims to improve efficiency, reliability, availability, and maintainability. Turbine capacity will be increased by more than 4% to 433MW per unit. Under the contract, ANDRITZ will deliver five 480 MVA generators, five Francis turbine runners, control and protection systems, and hydromechanical structures. The scope includes design, engineering, manufacturing, and supply, as well as installation, testing, and commissioning. Following three years of preparation for design, manufacturing, and site readiness, the


ATB Riva Calzoni


ATB Riva Calzoni, working with Ponticelli Frères, has been awarded the rehabilitation of the Pizançon Dam in Haute-Savoie, France, as part of EDF’s “Dam Improvement” program. The project involves replacing three of the dam’s six spillway gates, which control water flow during flood periods. The new gates will be designed and manufactured to current safety and quality standards to improve flow management and reduce downstream flooding risk. The combined expertise of ATB Riva Calzoni


in hydromechanical equipment and Ponticelli Frères in large-scale civil works is intended to make the Pizançon project a reference example for upgrading existing infrastructure.


Emerson


Emerson has launched a new edition of its NI SystemLink™ software platform, which empowers teams of engineers to collaborate more effectively by remotely configuring and monitoring test systems comprised of NI PXI, NI CompactRIO™, and data acquisition devices connected to PCs. NI SystemLink connects test facilities to


Above: Ampo Foundry is to supply equipment to the Cheongsong plant in South Korea 20 | September 2025 | www.waterpowermagazine.com


improve the quality, uptime and reliability of critical test programs by allowing engineers to track software revisions, device calibration and system utilization across various environments. This new version simplifies set-up and installation while maintaining a feature-rich environment tuned to the needs of most labs and test facilities, eliminating the long setup times and heavy IT involvement typically required by similar solutions. Using built-in remote software deployment capabilities, device calibration reports, live data dashboards and more, NI SystemLink helps engineers working in validation labs and production facilities to save time and resources


rehabilitation will replace each generating unit in turn while keeping the remaining units in operation. This work will require coordination with the refurbishment of the Songo Converter Substation, which HCB will carry out at the same time.


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