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21.12.2006

Graz/Vienna, 21 December 2006. The consortium VA TECH HYDRO GmbH / MCE
Industrietechnik Linz GmbH & Co, under the leadership of VA TECH HYDRO GmbH,
received an order from Cleuson Dixence Construction SA, Switzerland, for the
rehabilitation of the pressure shaft for the 1,200 MW power station Cleuson
Dixence based in the canton Wallis, Switzerland. The total order value amounts
to approximately 127 MEUR (thereof more than half for Andritz VA TECH HYDRO).
Erection works will commence in mid of 2007, the start-up of the commercial
operation is planned for the end of 2009.

With a gross head of 1,880 m the hydropower station Cleuson Dixence has the
world’s highest gross head. The three pelton turbines with an output of 423 MW
each, delivered by Andritz VA TECH HYDRO in 1998, also represent world record.

In December 2000, the steel tunnel lining of the power station Cleuson Dixence
burst. After detailed investigations on the causes of the damage a general
rehabilitation concept was provided. In 2003 Énergie Ouest Suisse SA and Grande
Dixence SA founded Cleuson-Dixence Construction SA, with the goal to
rehabilitate the power station.

In the course of the rehabilitation the entire pressure tunnel will be provided
with an additional steel lining on a length of 4 km. The total weight of this
new lining amounts to 12,600 tons. The design pressure of 200 bars is presently
the world-wide highest design pressure for a penstock of a hydropower plant. In
order to secure the high quality requirements of the new steel lining an
extensive qualification program for the material and the weldings is to be
accomplished before start of manufacturing.

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Andritz VA TECH HYDRO is a global supplier of electromechanical systems and
services ("water-to-wire") for hydropower plants. The company is a leader in the
world market for hydraulic power generation and has a top position in the
growing power plant refurbishment segment.
This and other press releases of Andritz VA TECH HYDRO are available for
download on our website www.andritz-vatechhydro.com.

Further inquiry note:
Andritz Group
Dr. Michael Buchbauer
Head of Corporate Communication and Investor Relations
Phone:. +43 316 6902 2979
Fax: +43 316 6902 465
[email protected]

Andritz VA TECH HYDRO
DI Alexander Schwab
Market Management and Corporate Communication
Phone: +43 1 89100 2659
Fax: +43 1 89 46 370
[email protected]

end of announcement euro adhoc 21.12.2006 07:30:00
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emitter: Andritz AG
Stattegger Straße 18
A-8045 Graz
phone: +43 (0)316 6902-0
FAX: +43 (0)316 6902-415
mail: [email protected]
WWW: www.andritz.com
ISIN: AT0000730007
indexes: WBI, ATX Prime, ATX
stockmarkets: official dealing: Wiener Börse AG
sector: Machine Manufacturing
language: English

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