Contract is largest Xylem project in ASEAN* region to-date
Company Website:
http://www.xyleminc.com
RYE BROOK, N.Y. -- (Business Wire)
Xylem Inc. (NYSE:XYL), a leading global water technology company
dedicated to solving the world’s most challenging water issues,
announced today that it has won a contract worth U.S. $19.6 million to
provide custom-made Flygt pumps for the Xayaburi run-of-river hydropower
dam. The dam is located on the Mekong River in the town of Xayaburi, 80
kilometers south of Luang Prabang in Laos. The construction of the dam
allows water to be kept within the river’s course and minimally raises
the water level to allow fish migration between the Upper and Lower
Mekong, while providing electricity to about 1 million people in Laos
and 3 million people in Thailand.
Several independent fish passing facilities are included in the design
of the dam to accommodate the more than 200 species of fish that inhabit
the dam site for spawning and/or dry-season refuge. Xylem’s Flygt AC
series customized column pumps have been designed to match the specified
pump configuration, hydraulic and materials requirements, to be used to
help facilitate fish migration through or around the hydroelectric power
dam structure and mitigate the ecological impact.
“Xylem has more than 140 years of engineering expertise with the Flygt
brand and has designed and manufactured some of the world’s largest
pumps with high pump efficiencies. The collaboration between the Xylem
team, local subcontractors and project consultants, coupled with the
customized design of our large Flygt Pumps, were key success factors in
securing this contract,” said Allan Hendry, vice president and regional
director for Xylem Greater Asia.
Construction of the U.S. $3.5 billion hydropower dam began in 2012.
Commercial operation is slated to begin in 2019.
*The ASEAN region includes Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia,
Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam.
About Xylem
Xylem (XYL) is a leading global water technology provider, enabling
customers to transport, treat, test and efficiently use water in public
utility, residential and commercial building services, industrial and
agricultural settings. The company does business in more than 150
countries through a number of market-leading product brands, and its
people bring broad applications expertise with a strong focus on finding
local solutions to the world’s most challenging water and wastewater
problems. Xylem is headquartered in Rye Brook, New York with 2013
revenues of $3.8 billion and more than 12,500 employees worldwide. Xylem
was named to the Dow Jones Sustainability World Index for the last two
years for advancing sustainable business practices and solutions
worldwide.
The name Xylem is derived from classical Greek and is the tissue that
transports water in plants, highlighting the engineering efficiency of
our water-centric business by linking it with the best water
transportation of all -- that which occurs in nature. For more
information, please visit us at www.xylem.com.
Contacts:
Xylem Inc.
Jennifer Jacob, +1-914-323-5745
jennifer.jacob@xyleminc.com
or
Jennifer
Tong, +886.987.069.018
jennifer.tong@xyleminc.com
Source: Xylem Inc.
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