UNLEASHINGTHE POWEROF WATER

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Introduction

GE Renewable Energy harnesses the earth’s most abundant resources—the strength of the wind, the heat of the sun, and the force of water—delivering greener electrons to power the world’s largest economies and most remote communities.

With an innovative spirit and an entrepreneurial mindset, we engineer energy products, grid solutions, and digital services that create industry-leading value for our customers around the world.

We see the promise of renewable energy everywhere we look.

We fervently believe that everything is possible. Our team has the courage, scale, passion, diversity, and resourcefulness needed to deliver technological innovations for our customers.

Smarter and more connected, our hydropower plants no longer just generate power, they store it and deliver it to the grid with an unmatched level of predictability, flexibility, and efficiency.

The hydropower energy we deliver improves access to healthcare, sustains agriculture, develops industry, and mitigates water challenges. Most importantly, it brings education and high-quality jobs.

We take pride in being a trustworthy long-term partner creating value locally.

Together with our customers, we pave the way for an energy mix more respectful of our environment and our societies and we prove that no one ever has to choose between affordable, reliable, accessible, or sustainable energy.

GE Renewable Energy reinvents hydropower to unleash its true possibilities and build a cleaner world that works better.

Let’s unleash the power of water and contribute to a great new world for the future generations.

Pascal RaduePresident & CEO Hydro Solutions

GE Renewable Energy

INDUSTRY OUTLOOK

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1 2018 GE Annual Report.

Hydropoweris the future

While the ongoing electrification transformation continues to have a wide-ranging impact across the energy sector, it brings new opportunities for renewable energy.

RENEWABLES ARE NOW MAINSTREAMRenewable energy is in a rapid transition period and is on track to becoming a fully commercialized, unsubsidized energy source. While many factors—including government incentives and specific market rules—affect how renewable energy can deliver outcomes for customers in a given region, renewable energy is competing successfully in the marketplace against fossil fuels in terms of cost of electricity (LCoE).

Wind energy is now the second-largest contributor to renewable capacity growth, while hydropower is projected to remain the largest renewable electricity source through 20231. Given the need for grid flexibility to accommodate more renewable energy, and the diversification of energy players, the hydropower industry continues to create value with new small-scale and hydro pumped storage projects.

Hydropower is the most mature and the most commercialized

renewable energy technology in the world.

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2 2018 IEA Renewables Market 3 Hydropower & Dams – Status Sep. 2016

Hydropower is the most mature and the most commercialized renewable energy technology in the world. With more than 1,400 GW of installed capacity providing 16%2 of the global electricity supply, hydropower can provide enough energy to support a sustainable and modern lifestyle worldwide. Hydropower is uniquely placed to capture peak power for on-grid and off-grid distribution. Furthermore, hydropower plants deliver among the lowest LCoE.

AROUND 2/3 OF UNTAPPED HYDROPOWER POTENTIAL3

LATIN AMERICA

2,906

1,737 +150%

695

SUB-SAH. AFRICA

1,6191,018 +900%

102

NORTH AMERICA

2,043

1,026 +56%

656

EUROPE ANDCOMMONWEALTH

INDEPENDENT STATES (CIS)

3,596

2,107 +169%

784

INDIA

1,156765 +481%

132

MIDDLE EAST, NORTHAFRICA AND TURKEY

708411 +193%

140

CHINA

2,728

1,753 +56%

1,126

15,948

9,379

3,902

Tech.Feasible

Legend (TWh/year)

Eco.Feasible

2015Operating

According to the International Hydropower Association, hydropower’s uses are multi-purpose:

Energy production: Delivering 4,200 TWh estimated total electricity generation in 2018

Energy storage: Accounting for more than 95% of worldwide energy storage capacity

Irrigation: Providing improved infrastructure and waterways Water security and flood control: Protecting from floods and drought

Water supply: Supporting responsible freshwater management

Its unique storage capacity contributes to the integration of other renewable sources and makes hydropower a key player in the global energy transformation.

APAC

1,191

561 +110%

267

HYDROPOWER: THE ENERGY SOURCE OUR FUTURE REQUIRES

GE RENEWABLE ENERGY REINVENTS HYDRO

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PAVING THE WAY TO A SUCCESSFUL ENERGY TRANSITIONThe key to a sustainable energy future is to have a holistic approach across all sources and foster innovations that will optimize energy output versus resource usage, drive down costs while increasing accessibility. GE Renewable Energy embraces this approach through its continuous design and implementation of productive, cost-effective, and scalable technologies. We believe that the combination of our extensive hydro and digital intelligence makes GE Renewable Energy well-suited to serve this intense, ongoing energy transition.

SOLVING THE ENERGY AND WATER EQUATIONSWater is life. Yet, more and more people around the world struggle with adequate access to it, and in certain regions access to water has become an urgent need. GE Renewable Energy takes seriously its contribution in working with the industry to help solve the water equation. Water management is at the core of our expertise.

COMMITED TO SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITYFor more than a century, we have developed our business strategy to meet the social needs of our customers and the communities they serve. And, after a power unit is commissioned, our mission does not end. As a long-term partner-of-choice, GE Renewable Energy trains and qualifies local populations so they can operate and maintain their plants independently.

It’s all about water

We believe that the combination of our

extensive hydro and digital intelligence makes

GE Renewable Energy well-suited to serve

this intense, ongoing energy transition.

WE ARE GE RENEWABLE ENERGY

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DESIGNED FOR FLEXIBILITYAround the globe, GE Renewable Energy’s engineers are working to make hydropower even more flexible. We develop solutions that provide a wider range of operation for hydropower stations and deliver the ability to withstand frequent starts and stops (cycling) while mitigating fatigue. We also create hydro storage solutions* for enhanced grid stability, including the development of variable speed technology that delivers added flexibility for plant and grid operators.

RELIABILITYDrawing from more than 100 years of worldwide experience in hydropower, our equipment addresses each step of your value chain—from initial studies, design, management, procurement, assembly, construction, and installation, to services, operation, and training. With reliability and robustness as the hallmarks of our engineering efforts, we provide one of the widest ranges of offerings in the industry—from new build to installed base, from low to high head, and from low to high power conditions.

EFFICIENCYWe equip more efficient, sustainable, and cost-effective hydropower plants. Supported by our digital solutions aimed at providing better understanding, control, and protection of hydropower plants, our customers benefit from significantly enhanced asset productivity and reliability.

FLEXIBILITY RELIABILITY EFFICIENCY

Technicalenablers

* Hydro storage solutions cover hydropower assets equipped with pumped hydro turbines.

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EXTENSIVE ENGINEERING CAPABILITIESGE Renewable Energy has the engineering expertise and resources necessary to meet specific customer needs with a portfolio of hydropower solutions across a broad range of hydraulic conditions. As the renewable sector grows, the intermittent nature of these energy sources translates to greater grid fluctuation. That is why we focus on creating hydropower assets that deliver flexibility and reliability. Our skilled teams continuously work with our customers and partners to design hydropower technology that provides efficient and affordable solutions that are well-suited to your specific projects.

Building on an extensive network of engineering Centers of Excellence (CoE) across our GE Renewable Energy businesses, we are able to offer the latest Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) and Finite Element Analysis (FEA) software complemented by sophisticated in-house applications. CFD and FEA simulations are validated by scale model tests in one of GE Renewable Energy’s hydraulic test laboratories in France (the world’s largest) or China for example. Hydraulic test labs simulate the conditions found in a hydropower plant, enabling GE Renewable Energy’s Research and Development (R&D) teams to test and refine designs and guarantee performance prior to manufacturing and installation.

RELIABLE PROCESS FOR OPERATIONS EXCELLENCEGE Renewable Energy has a proven track record of delivering high-quality products and services to some of the most discerning customers in the hydropower industry. Each new contract booked offers further proof of their confidence in us.

We have implemented a robust framework of quality standards, certified by Lloyd’s Register Quality Assurance (LRQA) and Bureau Veritas (BV). In 2018, our production sites in Tianjin and Taubaté were certified ISO 3834 compliant. Furthermore, we ensure structural integrity and stability of our equipment based on the application of international standards including ASTM, EN, BSI, API, FKM and others.

Our motivated, engaged, and committed teams focus on delivering continuous improvement with support from our global engineering and manufacturing CoEs. This skill concentration means that our customers across the globe benefit from highly-efficient, competitive, and qualitative solutions. Additionally, our strong supplier compliance and monitoring process lets us effectively approve, qualify, and monitor the suppliers with whom we partner for highly critical products.

Operational Excellence

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WHERE YOU NEED USYou can rely on our engineering and manufacturing CoEs and our dedicated services teams all around the world. With more than 3,500 projects carried out in 120 countries, your plant will benefit from our global broad expertise and footprint.

Advancedmanufacturing

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Refurbishment(all technologies)

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The future of the hydropower industry, as a key asset in the energy transition, relies on digital innovations. Incorporating electro-mechanics and hydraulics-based domain knowledge within agile digital solutions enables the potential for additional benefits such as new sources of revenues, better availability, fewer unplanned outages, improved planned maintenance, enhanced safety, and lower production costs.

Our machine-learning algorithms cover your entire plant and are available for all of its hydropower assets. The Digital Hydropower Plant (DHP) evolves throughout your plant’s lifecycle to manage new risks as assets age and to build detailed “what if” scenarios that help optimize operational outcomes.

Our DHP innovations include:

Asset Performance Management (APM) Condition monitoring equipment Plant and fleet enhancements Outage management Cybersecurity

Digital hydropowerplant

MANITOBA HYDRO – 5 GW• Asset Strategy Optimization• 15 hydropower assets equipped with GE Renewable Energy’s APM Digital solutions

BC HYDRO – 11 GW• Reliability Management (Cloud)• 32 hydropower assets using our APM Digital solutions

CANADA

US BUREAU RECLAMATION – 23 units• Reliability Management (Edge)• 1 hydro plant (805 MW) equipped with our APM Digital solutions

NYPA – 4.5 GW• Reliability Management (Cloud)• 10 hydropower assets using GE Renewable Energy’s APM Digital solutions

THE UNITED STATES

DRUK GREEN – 63 MW• Reliability Management Edge• 2 units using GE Renewable Energy’s APM Digital solutions

KINGDOM OF BHUTAN

FORTUM – 180 MW• Reliability Management (Cloud + Edge)• 2 hydropower assets equipped with our APM Digital solutions

FINLAND

ENEL GREEN POWER – 3.2 MW• 3-year agreement to provide predictive O&M capabilities to the Group’s hydropower plants in Spain

SPAIN

EDP – 5.5 GW• Reliability Management (Cloud + Edge)• Operating Range Extension• 15 hydropower assets equipped with GE Renewable Energy’s APM Digital solutions

PORTUGAL

The futureof hydropower is brightand digital. Success will

required adaptation, innovation and

leadership. We stand ready to harness the full

potential of your systems.Danielle Merfeld

VP Chief Technology Officer GE Renewable Energy

GE RENEWABLE ENERGY’S DIGITAL SOLUTIONS SUPPORT FIELD SERVICES ACTIVITIES IN MORE THAN 90 HYDROPOWER PLANTS (30+GW) AROUND THE GLOBE

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BUILDING A MULTI-FLEET REMOTE MONITORING SYSTEM WITH GE’S DIGITAL SOLUTIONS TO CONNECT 20+ HYDROPOWER PLANTS AND THERMAL SITES OF EDP

SIMPLIFY ASSET PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT (APM)Using a cloud-based application platform, GE Renewable Energy’s APM solutions act as an enterprise-level encyclopedia with dashboards and ad hoc query capability, creating a single source of data for all plant assets.

Our APM solutions provide best-practice work processes for reliability engineering, maintenance analysis, and Environment, Health and Safety (EHS), as well as the capabilities of equipment data capture, integration, and hydropower modeling, along with both predictive and diagnostic analytics.

Operators can quickly build and implement intelligent asset strategies that provide an appropriate balance between performance, costs, and risks.

IMPROVE OPERATIONS WITH KPI-FOCUSED ANALYTICSGE Renewable Energy’s DHP tools, such as Asset Strategy Optimization (ASO), quantify production losses and forecast asset performance. By providing Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)—such as behavior analytics—across various operating conditions (partial load and overload for instance), the tools also support decisions related to the most appropriate time for refurbishment.

Applying our computer models and digital simulation lets you better understand your units in action, without disrupting production. You can push the boundaries of your hydropower plant with virtual tests of your machines in extreme conditions along with the related stress damage measurements.

At Portugal’s Alqueva II hydropower plant, we reached an increase of approximately 50% of the total operating range.

MONETIZE ASSET OPERATIONAL CAPABILITYDigital solutions provide actionable insights using both machine learning and data collection to help your operators make real-time decisions based on the value of smarter asset operating modes versus grid demand.

EXPECTED DECREASE IN PREVENTIVE

MAINTENANCE COSTS

EXPECTED REDUCTION IN PRODUCTION LOSS

DUE TO INTERNAL CAUSES

EXPECTED INCREASE IN REVENUES FROM

BALANCING SERVICES

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Education is the cornerstone to sustainable economic growth, social development, and innovation. At GE Renewable Energy, we believe that it is important to invest in strengthening the skills of the future generation of hydropower engineers.

In 2016, we launched the Hydro capacity building program to support the development of local hydropower competencies through initiatives with universities, vocational schools, utilities/Independent Power Producers (IPPs), suppliers, and government bodies.

COMPREHENSIVE KNOWLEDGE TRANSFERTogether with our local partners and other GE Renewable Energy product lines, we have co-created a program that offers customized training delivered locally by GE Renewable Energy’s experts. Around the globe, they are committed to share their knowledge and experiences to help grow the future leaders of the industry.

THEORETICAL TRAINING… We support academic knowledge transfers via training on hydropower equipment, energy management, syllabus advice, EHS workshops, and grants for further education.

PRACTICAL TRAINING… We aim to grow practical skills through hands-on experience using practical training (such as welding training), hydropower plant visits, internship opportunities, and equipment donations.

BEYOND HYDROPOWER PLANT COMMISSIONINGWe take pride in providing trusted, long-term cooperation on local development projects as we provide innovative solutions and training as part of a virtuous circle of sustainable development. We have launched capacity building programs and delivered skills transfer training in Australia, Brazil, Cameroon, Ethiopia, France, the Kingdom of Bhutan, Kyrgyzstan, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Nepal, Switzerland, Tajikistan, and other locations, with a plan to include additional countries each year!

Sustainability

We take pride in being a trustworthy long-term

partner creating value locally.

TYPICAL CAPACITY BUILDING PROGRAM (PER YEAR)

400+PEOPLE TRAINED

200+HOURS OF TRAINING

15+GE RENEWABLE ENERGY

TRAINERS

2+MASTER SCHOLARSHIPS

A WIDE RANGEOF HYDROSOLUTIONS

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VAST EXPERIENCE, HUGE INSTALLED BASEGE Renewable Energy has the largest installed base of hydropower storage units in operation. With more than 30% of the world’s hydro storage plants equipped with our technologies, we can provide a solution adapted to meet your specific needs in a variety of environments.

With a broad portfolio ranging from 30 MW to 400 MW per unit with heads up to 1,000 meters, GE Renewable Energy has a solution that will fit your specific site configuration. As one of the world leaders in this segment, we can supply not only pump-turbines and motor-generators but also the full electrical Balance of Plant (BoP), including power converters, transformers, High-Voltage (HV) switchgears, synchronous condensers and circuit breakers for new greenfield plants as well as the installed base.

HIGHER FLEXIBILITY AND REACTIVITY Thanks to GE Renewable Energy’s know-how and R&D expertise, our engineers have pushed the boundaries of design with the latest generation of pump-turbines. These solutions combine high performance, high hydraulic stability, and low vibrations.

Furthermore, our innovative pump-turbines are not only flexible but also reactive: Only 90 seconds are needed to switch from idle to full load for units up to 400 MW.

INNOVATIVE VARIABLE SPEED SOLUTIONS FOR EXTRA FLEXIBILITYGE Renewable Energy continues innovating with variable speed solutions that provide an extra-level of flexibility to the grid, delivering a more than 30% pumping power adjustment and a wider operating range.

For years, hydropower storage has offered a cost-effective way to provide large-scale balancing and grid services, with improved predictability on cost and performance. New hydro storage technologies—such as variable speed capability—give plant owners even more flexibility and quicker response times.

Furthermore, hydropower storage solutions also deliver ancillary services to improve grid stability by providing grid frequency support in both directions, reactive power compensation, and voltage support, as well as inertia and black start capability.

Hydro storage solutions

Countries around the globe have set ambitious renewable energy targets and grown increasingly reliant on sources such as wind and solar. However, to ensure that production consistently equals demand— a mandatory condition on the grid—power must be available when the wind isn’t blowing and when the sun isn’t shining. Conversely, when production is greater than is needed, stored excess energy can help increase overall profitability. Effectively managing the intermittent nature of renewable power requires solutions that offer additional flexibility.

The world’s largest renewable energy resource is hydropower, which accounts for roughly 16% of global electricity generation capacity. More than 10% of the hydro installed base provides hydro storage, making it possible to store great quantities of immediately available potential electricity and provide greater flexibility and stability to the energy network.

90’’ ARE NEEDED TO SWITCH FROM IDLE

TO FULL LOAD FOR UNITS UP TO 400 MW.

We live in a changing ecosystem where the needs for flexibility

and storage will increase the value of hydropower assets.

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CABIN CREEK – 2x162 MW – on-going retrofit• Head: 363 meters• Speed: 360 rpm

THE UNITED STATES

REVIN – 4x200 MW – on-going retrofit• Head: 240 meters• Speed: 300 rpm

FRANCE

SAMRANGJIN – 2x340 MW – on-going retrofit• Head: 345 meters• Speed: 300 rpm

SOUTH KOREA

ALQUEVA I – 2x130 MW• Head: 60 meters• Speed: 136 rpm

ALQUEVA II – 2x130 MW• Head: 72 meters• Speed: 428.6 rpm

SALAMONDE II – 1x209 MW• Head: 115 meters• Speed: 166.7 rpm

PORTUGAL

QIONGZHONG – 3x200 MW• Head: 308 meters• Speed: 375 rpm

HOHHOT – 4x305 MW• Head: 521 meters• Speed: 500 rpm

PUSHIHE – 4x306 MW• Head: 308 meters• Speed: 333.3 rpm

JINZHAI – 4x300 MW – under construction• Head: 330 meters• Speed: 333 rpm

CHINA

NANT DE DRANCE VARIABLE SPEED – 6x150 MW – under construction• Head: 311 meters• Speed: 429 rpm

LINTH-LIMMERN VARIABLE SPEED – 4x250 MW• Head: 623 meters• Speed: 500 rpm

SWITZERLAND

KOKHAV HAYARDEN – 2x170 MW – under construction• Head: 409 meters• Speed: 600 rpm• O&M contract

GILBOA – 2x150 MW – under construction• Head: 430 meters• Speed: 750rpm• O&M contract

ISRAEL

TEHRI VARIABLE SPEED – 4x250 MW – under construction• Head: 188 meters• Speed: 231 rpm

INDIA

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34,000

34 hours

100 years

9 years

2,1155

62

100

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LINTH-LIMMERN HYDRO STORAGE

HORNSDALE POWER RESERVE BATTERY STORAGE

4 When sources are not indicated, data is based on GE Renewable Energy internal estimates.5 Investment made for the added 1,000 MW of hydro pumped storage.6 Steve Dent, “Tesla completes its giant Australian Powerpack battery on time”, Engadget.com

AFOURER I – 2x175 MW• Head: 576 meters• Speed: 750 rpm

AFOURER II – 2x60 MW• Head: 198 meters• Speed: 500 rpm

MOROCCO

HYDRO STORAGE AND BATTERY SOLUTIONS ADDRESS DIFFERENT NEEDS

*Total production capacity of Linth-Limmern complex = 1,520 MW

AROUND A THIRD OF THE WORLD’S HYDROPOWER STORAGE PLANTS ARE EQUIPPED WITH GE RENEWABLE ENERGY’S TECHNOLOGIES4

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Large-scale hydropower solutions

Emerging economies and developed countries are actively seeking solutions to secure a renewable energy production, large and stable enough to support a sustainable and modern lifestyle, for all, everywhere. Today, hydropower accounts for half of all renewable energy installed capacity and nearly two thirds of all renewable energy generation7. It is one of the few power generation technologies which can completely transform a country’s energy profile with just one plant.

In Uganda for example, the Bujagali hydropower plant, located on the Nile River, near the town of Jinja provides 46% of the country’s electricity generating capacity. With 250 MW, the hydropower plant almost doubles the previous existing installed base of the entire country.

GE’s technology is central to many record-breaking hydropower plants including five of the world’s highest capacity hydro installations in operation: Three Gorges and Xiangjiaba in China, Itaipu and Tucurui in Brazil, La Grande power plants in Canada…

GE Renewable Energy’s portfolio covers a variety of hydropower plants, from high to low head and run-of-river configurations. Our teams work to make sure your hydropower assets deliver maximum performance, reliability, and performance, all through one dedicated point of contact to ensure effective coordination with all stakeholders during project development and beyond.

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When you choose GE Renewable Energy,

you tap into a large reservoir of proven

hydropower expertise and experience.

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Since the installation of its first Francis hydropower units in 1912, GE Renewable Energy keeps investing in R&D to increase the efficiency, flexibility, and overall performance of its Francis-driven solutions.

Francis-driven solutions

With about 60% of the global hydropower capacity in the world, Francis-driven units are the most commercialized type of hydropower technology in use today.

REDUCE POWERHOUSECIVIL WORKS

COSTS BY 15 – 30%

of operating load with GE Renewable

Energy’s Francis design

GE Renewable Energy’saerating turbines enhance oxygen levels to maintain

vibrant aquatic ecosystems

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LOWER ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTOur engineers continuously design and develop new features tailored to meet some of your plant’s ecosystems requirements, including:

Hydrostatic water turbine guide bearings that lubricate and cool using water instead of mineral oil

Aerating turbines that enhance oxygen levels to maintain vibrant aquatic ecosystems

In addition to electricity production, our new aerating turbines installed at the High Rock plant, sitting above Tuckertown Lake in the United States, add 5 milligrams of oxygen to every liter of water that pours through them, providing air—and life—to the lake.

REDUCED CAPITAL, MAINTENANCE, AND OPERATING COSTSTo reduce LCoE by employing fewer machines for a given site, GE Renewable Energy has continuously broken records for challenging high power machines. That tradition continues today, with the accumulated knowledge being used across the full range of small, medium, and large solutions.

Francis-driven solutions can incorporate a ring gate system that contributes to a 15% to 30% reduction in powerhouse civil works costs for underground caverns and helps enhance reliability by protecting wicket gates from eventual silt damage.

OPERATIONAL FLEXIBILITY FOR BETTER GRID BALANCEDecades of expertise have shaped our Francis-driven solutions with advanced technical features that contribute to the delivery of an exceptionally high level of efficiency—recently measured above 96% for certain turbines and above 99% for generators.

Our latest innovations include fully-flexible solutions with an operating range of 0% to 100% that helps balance grid volatility and operate plants despite strong seasonal fluctuations.

SUCCESSFUL PROJECT EXECUTION RECOGNIZED BY OUR CUSTOMERS

SONLA - VIETNAM (6X407 MW)

3 YEARS FROM CONTRACT SIGNING TO UNIT 1 COMMISSIONING

GRAND ETHIOPIAN RENAISSANCE DAM (GERD)

- ETHIOPIA (5X500 MW)

EARLY PLANT GENERATION

XIANGJIABA- CHINA (4X812 MW)

AWARDED EXCELLENT SUPPLIER

LAICHAU - VIETNAM (3X406 MW)

COMMISSIONED 1 YEAR AHEAD OF SCHEDULE

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KOMANI – 4x150 MW• The most powerful hydropower plant in Albania

ALBANIA

BIRECIK – 6x112 MW• Low head: 45 meters

TURKEY

KOYNA IV – 4x250 MW • With 475-meters head, the plant presents the highest head configuration in India

INDIA

WUDONGDE – 6x850 MW – under construction • China’s third-largest hydropower plant

XIANGJIABA – 4x812 MW • The world’s most powerful hydropower units in operation

THREE GORGES – 14x700 MW • The biggest scope supplied. • With 10+ meters diameter and 450+ tons, gigantic runners were commissioned

AHAI – 5x400 MW• The world’s first self-closing electronic ring gate system

CHINA

GERD – 5x375 MW – Ethiopia• The largest hydropower plants under construction in Africa

SOUBRE – 3x90 MW – Côte d’Ivoire• The biggest hydropower plants in operation in Côte d’Ivoire, allowing the country to increase its electricity production by 10%

CAHORA BASSA – 5x415 MW – Mozambique• The largest hydroelectric scheme in southern Africa

NACHTIGAL – 7x60 MW – Cameroon – under construction• Expected to cover 30% of the country’s electricity demand with an annual output of nearly 3 TWh

AFRICA

SONLA – 6x400 MW • The largest hydropower plant in Vietnam and South East Asia too

LAICHAU – 3x406 MW • The 3rd largest hydropower plant in Vietnam

VIETNAM

ROBERT-BOURASSA – 8x404 MW• The world’s largest underground generating station

CANADA

ITAIPU – 10x750 MW• The world’s 2nd largest hydropower plant into operation

TELES PIRES – 5x364 MW• Equipped with the largest runner ever produced in Latin America (5 meters high and over 8 meters in diameter)

BRAZIL

RALCO – 2x402 MW• The most powerful hydropower plant in Chile

CHILE

WHEREVER YOUR PROJECT IS, OUR TEAMS ARE NEAR

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WHATEVER YOUR PROJECT REQUIREMENTS ARE, WE CAN DELIVER THEM

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Our double regulated Kaplan turbines are an efficient solution over a wide range of head and discharge applications. Often designed for run-of-river applications with variable flows, recent innovations have helped enlarge the application range and lower the environmental impact.

Kaplan-drivensolutions

GE Renewable Energy’s Kaplan-driven technology uses a four-to-six blade configuration depending on given head applications.

Oil-free hubsand self-lubricating

bushings help to maintainaquatic ecosystem

OPTIMIZED INTAKESAND DRAFT TUBES

REDUCE CIVIL WORKS COSTS

The GE RenewableEnergy-patented Hub Efficiency Booster can increase efficiency,

production and revenue

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HIGH EFFICIENCY DESIGNHydropower plant operators today face various challenges including cost reduction as well as the need for improved sustainability and reliability. With an understanding of these challenges, our R&D team continues to innovate by applying an extensive knowledge of hydraulic machine behavior. GE Renewable Energy’s patented Hub Efficiency Booster can increase efficiency by up to 0.4%, helping enhance your plant’s production and revenue.

In 2018, Barki Tojik appointed GE Renewable Energy to refurbish six Kaplan units at the state-owned Qairokkum hydropower station in Tajikistan. Thanks to a thorough analysis of meteorological, flood, and landslide data, the impact on Qairokkum plant in response to various climate change scenarios was modeled. With the improved turbine design, the plant will not only be able to address the variations of water flow in the region but produce more energy as well, with the output of the units increasing to 29 MW from 21 MW.

COMPACT DESIGN FOR LOWER CIVIL WORKS NEEDSGE Renewable Energy’s Kaplan-driven solutions benefit from a significant heritage of technology and extensive operational feedback. The design is better for surrounding civil works due to: Improved intakes and draft tubes that reduce unit volume, which in turn can reduce civil works costs

Short and stiff generator shafts that help reduce powerhouse size A layout that uses downstream gates to support unit safety while being more cost-effective—both in equipment and civil works cost—than upstream equivalents

CUSTOMIZED FEATURES FOR LOWER ECOSYSTEM IMPACTOur Kaplan-driven solutions can help reduce your environmental footprint through the use of a variety of technologies and features: Our fish-friendly turbine offers innovative and integrated solutions that promote the preservation of migrating fish

Oil-free hubs and self-lubricating bushings diminish the risk of mineral oil leaks and maintain aquatic ecosystems

OUR PATENTED HUB EFFICIENCY BOOSTER CAN

INCREASE EFFICIENCY

BY UP TO 0.4%.

REDUCING CAPITAL WITH LESS CIVIL WORKS

OUR ENGINEERING TEAMS IMPROVED THE DESIGN TO REDUCE THE SIZE OF KEY DIMENSIONS SUCH AS THE INLET, OUTLET, AND POWERHOUSE.

BAIXO IGUAÇU - BRAZIL (3X119 MW)

SÃO MANOEL - BRAZIL (3X178 MW)

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Navayuga Engineering Company Limited chose GE Renewable Energy for the engineering and manufacturing of 12x80 MW vertical Kaplan units to be installed at the Polavaram hydropower plant, the largest in Southern India.

The plant will be key to maintaining grid voltage stability in the region. Located in the Godavari river, it will also fulfil irrigation needs. We are proud to support both access to sustainable energy as well as water in India.

BRILLIANT – 1x120 MW• Head: 30 meters

CANADAFRATEL – 3x43 MW• Head: 29 meters

PORTUGAL

LIGGA – 1x78 MW• Head: 40 meters

SWEDEN

POLAVARAM – 12x80 MW – under construction • The largest vertical Kaplan units to be installed in Southern India

INDIA

BUJAGALI – 5x50 MW• High Head: 21 meters

UGANDABAIXO IGUAÇU – 3x119 MW• Head: 15.5 meters• The biggest vertical Kaplan turbines installed in Brazil

SÃO MANOEL – 3x178 MW• Head: 20 meters

BRAZIL

JINSHA – 4x140 MW - under construction• The largest Kaplan turbines ever manufactured by GE Renewable Energy (10.7m runner diameter)

CHINA

ITEZHI THEZHI – 2x60 MW• High Head: 40 meters

ZAMBIA

Engineering and manufacturing of

12x80 MW units

EXCELLENT PERFORMANCE ACROSS A WIDE RANGE OF APPLICATIONS

GE RENEWABLE ENERGY INSTALLS THE LARGEST VERTICAL KAPLAN UNITS AT POLAVARAM SITE IN INDIA

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Our Bulb technology development combines operational performance with advanced R&D findings to build an unrivaled power capacity ratio solution for low head applications.

Bulb-drivensolutions

With around a third of the installed base using Bulb-driven solutions, GE Renewable Energy brings outstanding expertise from design to commissioning and management of complex projects.

GE Renewable Energy’s Bulb solution helps to increase

generator reliabilityand longevity

Our site measurement helps reduce losses and

improve overall efficiency

INNOVATIVEAND INTEGRATED

SOLUTIONS TO PROMOTE THE PRESERVATION OF MIGRATING FISH

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WE HAVE DESIGNED, DELIVERED, AND INSTALLEDWORLD-RECORD SITES

JIRAU - BRAZIL (17X75 MW)

THE WORLD’S MOST POWERFUL UNITS IN OPERATION

LA RANCE - FRANCE (24X10 MW)

THE WORLD’S 1ST TIDAL HYDROPOWER PLANT

DESIGNED FOR OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCERun-of-river configurations force customers to operate across fluctuating operating ranges. Under such conditions, a hydropower solution that can offer a broad operating range is key in delivering sustained hydropower plant performance.

With its V-shaped elements, GE Renewable Energy’s Bulb solution helps increase generator reliability and longevity. Its compact design provides the stiffness to enable a concentric stator core—even under extreme loads—and to provide the flexibility needed to prevent stator core buckling.

GE Renewable Energy’s engineering teams improve your generator based on your specific site measurements, considering both ventilation and cooling system improvements. This solution helps reduce losses and improves overall efficiency.

We have extensive experience with downstream gates that involve less material during hydropower plant construction.

INNOVATIVE CONFIGURATIONS FOR SMALLER ENVIRONMENTAL FOOTPRINTOur Bulb-driven solutions benefit from the environmental innovations developed for our Kaplan-driven portfolio, including: Our fish-friendly turbine design that offers innovative and integrated solutions to promote the preservation of migrating fish

Oil-free hubs and self-lubricating bushings reduce the risk of mineral oil leaks and maintain the aquatic ecosystem

Its compact design provides the stiffness to enable concentric

stator core and to provide the flexibility needed.

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LA SARCELLE – 3x46 MW• The largest Bulb units installed in Canada• Head: 11 meters

CANADALA RANCE – 24x10 MW • The world’s first tidal barrage hydropower plant

FRANCE

DON SAHONG – 4x65 MW – under construction• The largest Bulb unit output in Asia

LAO PDRJIRAU – 17x75 MW & SANTO ANTÔNIO – 26x75 MW• The world’s most powerful Bulb units in operation

BRAZIL

XIAJIANG – 5x40 MW • Low head: 9 meters• The China’s largest diameter bulb runner (7.8 meters)

CHINA

LOWER JURALA – 6x40 MW • High Head: 20 meters

INDIA

The Xiajiang hydropower plant is located in the middle portion of Ganjiang river in Jiangxi Province of China, 160 km from Nanchang city. It was designed to provide Jiangxi Province with 1.1 billion kWh of clean power per year and to improve its network structure. The plant will also provide flood prevention as well as improved agricultural irrigation and navigation capacity from 300 t-class to 1,000 t-class.

GE Renewable Energy is responsible for the supply of five 40 MW Bulb turbine/generator units and auxiliary equipment. Advanced design concepts ensure reliability in various operating circumstances. GE Renewable Energy has delivered a high-performance turbine designed for a wide head range to improve output in very different seasonal conditions.

1.1 billion kWh of clean power generated

per year in Jiangxi province

The largest custom Bulb unit in the world with a runner

diameter of

7.8m

PROVEN EXPERTISE FOR LOW-HEAD CONFIGURATIONS WORLDWIDE

GE RENEWABLE ENERGY INSTALLED THE WORLD’S BIGGEST BULB UNIT AT XIAJIANG SITE IN CHINA

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Pelton-driven solutions using impulse turbines apply to high heads and small flows. GE Renewable Energy’s Pelton turbines are designed for up to six injectors and are coupled to high-speed generators in either vertical or horizontal configurations.

Pelton-drivensolutions

Today’s hydropower plant operators face a variety of challenges, including the need to keep costs down, comply with stringent environmental regulations, and operate with challenging hydraulic conditions.

reduced vibrationand withstand mechanicalstress better than forged

or cast runners

Designed for up to six injectors and coupled to high-speed generators

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ROBUST DESIGN FOR ASSET RELIABILITYGE Renewable Energy’s patented hooped runners require fewer outage inspections. The ability to withstand mechanical stress better than forged or cast runners translates to as much as a 90% vibration reduction8.

The hard coating used on our Pelton turbines combines a broad knowledge of hydropower machine behavior with our analysis of the impact of sediments on equipment. This robust coating solution protects the hydraulic profile of the turbine against silt damage.

HIGH-SPEED GENERATOR TECHNOLOGY EXPERTISEGE Renewable Energy is covering the complete spectrum of generators required in hydro applications. Pelton-driven generators tend to have higher rotational speeds that lead to particular mechanical constraints. The knowledge in electro-magnetic, mechanical and CFD calculations together with the possibility to do tests in over-speed chambers makes it possible to design and test such units.

GE Renewable Energy is one of the leaders in high-speed generator technology, for both vertical and horizontal configurations. Recently, we put in service one of the largest horizontal higher speed-generators. Our expertise in ventilation and mechanical calculations comes to the fore in such applications. We offer product features such as bent pole coils to improve ventilation of axial cooled machines, or our signature stator core clamping system to ensure reliability by preventing any loosening or buckling of long stator cores.

8 “The hooped Pelton runner: from innovative design to mature technology” – G. Billotey, PY Lowys, J. Virone

Our patented hooped runners require fewer

outage inspections.

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CASTAIC – 1x55 MW• Low Head: 321 meters• Speed: 225 rpm

THE UNITED STATESGRAND’MAISON – 4x170 MW - retrofit• High Head: 918 meters• Speed: 429 rpm

FRANCE

LOWER SOLU – 2x41 MW - under construction• Head: 500 meters• Small environmental footprint

NEPAL

DAI NINH – 1x153 MW• Speed: 333 rpmPelton turbines design reflects the unique characteristics of the site: • High rated head of 627 meters• A huge water flow volume

VIETNAM

CHARCANI V – 3x51 MW• Head: 707 meters• Speed: 600 rpm

PERU

YELE – 2x123 MW • Head: 580 meters• Speed: 325 rpm

CHINA

BIEUDRON – 3x423 MW - retrofit• High Head: 918 meters• Speed: 429 rpm• One of the highest power densities per pole in the world

SWITZERLAND

VISHNUPRAYAG – 4x100 MW • High Head: 914 meters • Speed: 429 rpm

INDIA

MORE THAN 530 SITES IN 55+ COUNTRIES EQUIPPED WITH OUR PELTON-DRIVEN TECHNOLOGIES

SIGNIFICANT EXPERIENCE UNDER HIGH WATER DENSITY CONDITIONS

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At GE Renewable Energy, we believe that smaller and quicker hydropower plants pave the way to a faster energy transition for all. Capitalizing on our hydropower expertise, we offer standard small hydropower solutions from 5 MW unit output to best fit your specific needs.

SIMPLIFIED INTERFACES, HIGHER VALUE SOLUTIONSOur plant integrator approach for small hydropower solutions is based on GE Renewable Energy’s expertise and ability to combine machines and auxiliary services with simplified interfaces. Our modular solutions benefit from our vast design experience. Thanks to high-value integrated solutions, our technologies can enable a lead-time reduction of almost four months.

INCREASED HYDRO PLANT RELIABILITYWith GE Renewable Energy’s robust design and durable hydropower equipment, you can enjoy enhanced overall plant reliability. Along with our full services offerings, we contribute to increased flexibility and more secure plant operations as well as lower maintenance costs—providing an increase of about 2% in annual energy production.

COLLABORATIVE HYDROPOWER SOLUTIONS FOR THE LONG-TERM Our goal is to make sustainable power available to everyone—and to that end, we foster innovation to address tomorrow‘s challenges with unyielding integrity. We partner with you during the entire development process, from implementation to the operation phase of your small hydropower assets, and beyond.

2%OF ANNUAL ENERGY

PRODUCTION INCREASE WHEN COMBINED

WITH GE RENEWABLE ENERGY’S FULL SERVICES

OFFERING.

Small-scalehydropower solutions

Combined with services offerings,

GE Renewable Energy’s small hydropower solutions pave the

way to a faster energy transition.

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GUALACA (DOS MARES) - 2x13 MW• Horizontal Kaplan design

PANAMA

TIBAGI - 3x12 MW - under construction• Horizontal Kaplan design

BANDEIRANTE - 3x10 MW - under construction• Horizontal Kaplan design

AREADO - 2x10 MW - under construction• Horizontal Kaplan design

BRAZIL

BANJA UNITS 3 - 3x6.5 MW• Horizontal Francis design

ALBANIA

KUN - 3x22 MW• Vertical Francis design

MYANMAR

JOUNAMA - 1x15 MW• Vertical Kaplan design

AUSTRALIA

GURARA WATER TRANSFER PROJECT - Nigeria - 3x10 MW• Vertical Kaplan design

GOVE - Angola - 3x21 MW• Vertical Francis design

MAGUGA - Swaziland - 2x10 MW• Horizontal Francis design

AFRICA

CEYHAN OSKAN AND BERKMAN - 3x8 MW + 3x13 MW• PiT and Horizontal Kaplan designs

TURKEY

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APPROXIMATELY 50 GW OF INSTALLED CAPACITY, COMPARABLE TO 30,000 SOCCER FIELDS FULLY COVERED BY SOLAR PV PANELS

PUSHING THE APPLICATION RANGES OF OUR MODULAR SOLUTIONS TOWARD IMPROVED OUTPUT

Kaplan Francis Pelton

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GE Renewable Energy and Emrgy combine their strengths around a high-performing micro hydro technology. This solution is based on both proprietary designs in the turbine and drivetrain, and off-the-shelf components, to deliver a complete water-to-wire system. It is a self-contained module made of twin turbines (2x5 kW or 2x7.5 kW), generators, electrical cabinet, and is connectable to BoP/Grid. They are assembled and mounted in a self-stabilized concrete structure requiring no civil works. The system power output is 480 V, 3-phase AC, 50 Hz & 60 Hz.

PLUG AND PLAY AT A WIDE VARIETY OF SITESMicro hydro kinetics is a disruptive technology designed to use existing water infrastructure. It is based on water velocity, making it applicable to most existing canals and waterways. It is a full plug and play technology, easy and quick to install and/or remove and relocate in the future.

MICRO SIZE… MACRO (PROVEN) EFFICIENCYThis new, highly cost-effective, renewable energy solution, has many assets. Its performance levels have been tested both in laboratory and on site. Actual power rating and instantaneous output depend on site canal (slope, lining type) and flow (m3/sec) characteristics. The equipment type that can best suit a particular site is determined based on the average water depth.

This technology is scalable by equipping an existing canal with dozens or hundreds of 10/15 kW modules.

Land usage: Turbines are installed on existing, untapped water infrastructures. No land planning is needed, with no modification required on existing assets

Predictable and available - Permanent, predictable and controllable production - 95% availability

Dispatchability: Hydrokinetic power operates 24/7

Micro-scalehydropower solutions

Two self-contained module options available:

10 and 15 kW

A complete water-to-wire system - no civil works required:

easy to install

BASED ON WATER VELOCITY RATHER THAN WATER HEAD,

MAKING IT APPLICABLE TO MOST WATERWAYS

A PROVEN HYDRO SERVICES EXPERTISE

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GE Renewable Energy equips around a quarter of the world’s hydropower installed base and brings a huge reservoir of know-how and experience to our customers.

Backed by a wide breadth of advanced technology products, GE Renewable Energy brings a wealth of field services expertise to the hydropower industry. We are dedicated to providing you with custom-tailored solutions that contribute to ensuring peak performance throughout your products’ lifecycles.

Our teams are available—anytime, anywhere—to provide full support for your hydropower plant, regardless of the initial vendor. We have a broad array of flexible services solutions to meet your needs, including:

Services solutions that can be brought to you on an ad hoc basis or through services agreements tailored to your Operation and Maintenance (O&M) strategy, and complemented with Training that reinforce and expand your team’s skills to keep them performing optimally

Modernization that gives your hydropower assets a second life

Our flexible & customized services

solutions contribute to enhance the efficiency of our customers assets.

Roberta GalliHydro Services LeaderGE Renewable Energy

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GE Renewable Energy brings flexible and customized Operations and Maintenance (O&M) support to fit your specific needs.

Our services offerings range from remote monitoring to fully maintaining your plant, as well as a wide range of performance-enhancing upgrades to keep your equipment running smoothly.

Whether you are looking for support to manage, protect, and upgrade your hydropower plant with our digital applications, our teams are on the ground in more than 100 countries to meet your needs.

Our services solutions are available “à la carte” or packaged in services agreements tailored to your needs and expectations.

O&M contracts are multi-year, fee-based agreements with a responsibility sharing mechanism from full O&M to a maintenance contract for core equipment only

Assistance agreements offer permanent services support and immediate response via our dedicated support team

Frame agreements remove the wasted time of administrative constraints by negotiating rate and reactivity for an agreed time and materials

Services solutions

✓ BETTER FINANCIAL PREDICTABILITY✓ ENHANCED RELIABILITY AND AVAILABILITY✓ INNOVATIVE PLANT PERFORMANCE

JOHN HART – MAINTENANCE contract – 3x46 MW

CANADA

CHAGLLA – O&M contract – 2x225 MW + 1x6 MW

PERU

AUTÓDROMO – O&M contract – 3x8.9 MW

BAO FÉ – O&M contract – 3x8.9 MW

SÃO PAULO – O&M contract – 3x9 MW

BRAZIL

CHUZACHEN – MAINTENANCE contract – 2x55 MW

JORETHANG – MAINTENANCE contract – 2x48 MW

TASHIDING – MAINTENANCE contract – 2x48.5 MW

DIKCHU – MAINTENANCE contract – 2x50 MW

INDIA

GILBOA – O&M contract – 2x150 MW PSPKOKHAV HAYARDEN – O&M contract – 2x170 MW PSP

ISRAEL

BENI HAROUN – O&M contract – 2x90 MW

ALGERIA

HYDROPOWER ASSETS OPERATING RESPONSIBILITIES SHARING

Owner’s Scope

GE’sScope

O&M contract

Assistance agreement

Frame agreement

SELECTED ACTIVE CONTRACTS AROUND THE GLOBE

GE Renewable Energy’s teams are on the ground

when and where you need them to support

your hydropower plant operate at optimal

performance.

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Reliable plant operations depend on access to a flexible parts services at a competitive price. GE Renewable Energy’s hydropower services centers and regional inventory resources support the continued operation of your assets—providing quality spare parts when and where you need them. With our support, you can stop worrying about spare part interchangeability, compatibility, or quality.

PARTS DELIVERED WHEN AND WHERE YOU NEED THEMAs you know, the availability of spare parts can be critical to your hydropower operations. That is why our hydropower services centers offer replacement parts for all types of equipment originally provided or not by GE Renewable Energy, including turbines, generators, controls, BoP equipment, and HME. Depending on your services agreement, our teams can deliver standard parts within 48 hours*.

RIGOROUS QUALIFICATIONFrom routine maintenance kits to critical parts, GE Renewable Energy adheres to robust supplier and component qualification processes to achieve only the highest level of quality. The reliability of our services helps elevate the performance of your assets while reducing maintenance costs due to the use of more durable and efficient components.

CUSTOMIZED PARTS EXPERTISEGE Renewable Energy’s extensive experience in identifying critical parts supports our unique custom-tailored approach to provide improved machine reliability and performance.

*Country and contract specific.

AVAILABLE WITHIN

48 HOURSDELIVERY DEPENDS ON CONTRACT

TYPES AND SITE LOCATION

PARTS

FIX

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Through the diagnosis, supervision, maintenance and repair of the critical components and systems of your hydropower plants, our mission is to support and increase their availability and performance throughout their lifecycle.

GE Renewable Energy’s hydropower monitoring and diagnostics portfolio empowers you to make better decisions based on timely and accurate data. Thanks to proactive assets analytics, you receive reliable data related to the health of your critical components. This information helps you improve equipment reliability, reduce maintenance expenses, and proactively manage performance. Our offerings include: Condition Assessment, Audit, and Material Fatigue

Management that assesses the state of the entire plant or one component and provides a comprehensive analysis and estimate of an equipment’s remaining lifespan

Diagnosis to enable critical components failure risk management while minimizing outage duration

Digital condition monitoring that leads to predictive maintenance through a comprehensive, real-time understanding of your machine’s behavior

Keep your hydropower plant running at optimum efficiency with the help from GE Renewable Energy’s comprehensive portfolio of asset management and repair solutions that include outage support services for all kinds of equipment, spanning the full value chain of the hydropower plant. Whether it is routine maintenance, component repair and replacement, or major maintenance, our site teams deliver high quality and safe services with integrity and transparency.

MATERIAL FATIGUE MANAGEMENT FOR LONGER RESIDUAL LIFETIMEGE Renewable Energy teams have conducted more than 100 fatigue assessments worldwide and are uniquely positioned to provide expert insights on the residual lifetime of hydropower generators, delivering smarter planning and better maintenance planning.

Our Remaining Lifetime Assessment Services is based on advanced calculation models ranging from fleet assessment, to risk identifications, recommendations and repairs (temporary or permanent).

REDUCED OPERATING EXPENSESGE Renewable Energy’s monitoring and diagnostics portfolio lets you make smarter decisions. By moving from ad hoc maintenance to predictive maintenance along with achieving better repair planning and inventory management you can reduce Operating Expenditure (OPEX) up to 20%.

ASSESS, SECURE & EXTEND

Safety is at the heart of our asset management

and repair portfolio.

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INCREASED ASSET AVAILABILITYThe Hydro APM Edge Analytics software—based on probabilistic and physics failure models—helps detect incipient failures and monitor critical hydropower equipment degradation over time.

The software also limits downtime and carves out additional availability due to earlier incipient failure detection, enables smarter decisions in corrective actions planning and O&M action, and boosts revenue by as much as 0.5% to 2%.

A new generation of Condition Monitoring System, called APM Edge Analytics, was connected to the Pont Baldy plant. It collected real-time data that we analysed to improve diagnostics and prognostics on faults.

The plant could be repaired at the best possible time to reduce downtime.

Failures detected before

they occured

2TBper month

of data processed

UP TO 1%AVAILABILITY

INCREASE

When a hot smell from one of the generators was detected at the Rocky Reach Hydropower plant in Washington, Chelan County PUD feared what the extent of the damage would be.

The operators immediately stopped the unit. They found a burned group jumper in the winding and even though the system had not been built by us, they called the engineers at GE Renewable Energy for assistance.

Carrying out repairs on a hydro generator is a bit like surgery: every plant is different and each one is located in a unique ecosystem that lives and breathes around it. This challenge in particular was highly technical and required dextrous and swift action from GE’s engineers, who used GE’s “Pit-Stop” option for generator rehabilitation to get Rocky Reach back to peak production fast. The GE Renewable Energy team worked like a Formula 1 “Pit-Stop” crew to replace the damaged coils and return the unit to operation.

75%reduced

outage time

Highly technical

repairs

45 DAYS FOR REPAIRS

ROCKY REACH BROUGHT BACK FROM THE EDGE WITH QUICK ACTION FROM OUR HYDRO SERVICES TEAMS

GE RENEWABLE ENERGY TURNED DATA INSIGHTS INTO BENEFITS AT PONT BALDY HYDROPOWER SITE IN FRANCE

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GE Renewable Energy takes pride in turning knowledge into power. We train your staff to improve plant efficiency. From project preparation to plant commissioning, our training catalog offers a comprehensive description of all critical components. Our tutorials are organized into four sections: Turbine & Governor Generator & Excitation Hydro-Mechanical Equipment (HME) Control Command and Balance of Plant (BoP)

STAFF CAPACITY DEVELOPMENTOur courses are designed to help you maintain or improve the knowledge and skills of your workforce. Courses include: Equipment systems overview Conducting maintenance programs using best practices Identification and analysis of O&M issues (troubleshooting)

COMPREHENSIVE RESPONSE SCENARIOSOur experts design training that combines theoretical hydropower technology courses along with live scenarios to reflect complex, realistic scenarios. The GE Renewable Energy training program guarantees that your operators will be ready to take appropriate and timely action regardless of the situation. By developing new skills, they will be better prepared when new technologies and methods are introduced.

“À LA CARTE” TRAINING OFFERINGSWherever you are, whether at your site or one of GE Renewable Energy’s training centers, select the most appropriate training program that fits your team’s specific needs. We offer “à la carte” standard and customized options shared by senior engineers and experts in the field.

A comprehensive wing to wing training catalog

HME

Turbine and Governor

Generator and Excitation

Control Command and BoP

TRAIN

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A clear need exists for modernizing hydropower assets globally. At GE Renewable Energy, we estimate that half of the worldwide hydropower plants were commissioned more than 30 years ago and would benefit from operating life extension. Moreover, new operating modes require even greater flexibility and cycling capacities. And, the latest environmental policies often push hydropower operators to modernize existing assets.

With our century of experience in hydropower, we have developed a wide portfolio of retrofit and upgrade solutions covering the entire range of hydropower asset equipment: from generators, turbines, to controls.

PLANNED MAINTENANCE FOR YOUR PLANT’S SECOND LIFEBased on decades of hydropower industry expertise, GE Renewable Energy has integrated all of our newest technological advances to create a comprehensive portfolio of hydropower upgrade solutions regardless of original technology and provider.

Technology improvements allow us to understand the overall plant lifecycle and related economics better than ever. With this insight we can propose modernization solutions to be performed during your main maintenance or overhaul period, in parallel with your usual maintenance works.

However, you don’t need to wait for a plant overhaul to improve asset efficiency. GE Renewable Energy’s short lead time approach allows for the installation of standardized upgrade solutions in parallel with usual maintenance works, bringing increased reliability, availability, and operating performance (time response).

EXTENDED ASSET FLEXIBILITY AND OUTPUTGE Renewable Energy also has developed a complete portfolio of standardized upgrade solutions that can be implemented during planned maintenance, allowing execution and commissioning in less than one month.

Hydropower plant modernization goes beyond initial performance resetting. We can apply upgrades to your turbines, generators, control systems, excitation systems, and/or speed governors, delivering the latest innovations and outcomes such as: Up to a 7% improvement in efficiency for global performance As much as a 50% increase in output for optimized peak capacity

Modernization solutions

Hydropower needs to modernize & reinvents itself

to play a key role in the energy transition.

Pierre MarxHydro North America General Manager

GE Renewable Energy

SELECTED RETROFITSUCCESS STORIES

ROCKY REACH – US

75~% GENERATOR DOWNTIME REDUCTION

WITH “PIT-STOP” APPROACH

JIRAU – BRAZIL

LOW ENVIRONMENT FOOTPRINT AND 190 M2

DOWNSTREAM GATE

CHIEF JOSEPH – US

95% NEW PLANT EFFICIENCY THANKS TO GE RENEWABLE

ENERGY INNOVATION

NSEKE – CONGO RDC

10 MONTHS FOR NEW GENERATOR SHAFT

NEW ASSET MANAGEMENT OPPORTUNITIES Thanks to our strong integration and interfacing experience, GE Renewable Energy can provide innovative digital solutions that can be applied along with modernizations. These advanced solutions deliver new asset management opportunities that allow you to respond to environmental concerns as well as help reduce your total cost of electricity. With GE Renewable Energy’s digital predictive analytics software, you can make a reduction in the total cost of electricity with less downtime, reduced maintenance costs, and more effective maintenance—corresponding to an anticipated nearly 50% drop in unplanned outages.

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OUTARDES 3 - Francis runner• 35~% output increase• 3~% peak efficiency increase

SAINT LAWRENCE – Propeller runner• 5~% output increase• 5% peak efficiency increase

CANADAGRUNDFORS - Kaplan runner• 15+% output increase• 4~% peak efficiency increase

HÖLLEFORSEN - Kaplan runner• 15+% output increase• 3~% peak efficiency increase

SWEDEN

SHASTA - Francis runner• 8~% output increase• 2~% peak efficiency increase

THE UNITED STATES

KAITAWA - Francis runner• 15+% output increase• 7~% peak efficiency increase

NEW ZEALAND

DA NHIM - Control system• 1st advanced control system solution developed by GE Renewable Energy to be installed in Vietnam

VIETNAM

TOKTOGUL - 4 Francis units – under execution• 15+% output increase expected

KYRGYZSTAN

QAIROKKUM - 6 Kaplan units – under execution• 35+% output increase expected

TAJIKISTAN

NSEKE – Congo RDC - 4 Francis units – 4X65 MW• Restored to its initial operating conditions

VICTORIA FALLS – Zambia – 4x2 MW - 10x10 MW• 4 + 10 horizontal Francis turbines

AFRICA

GABRIELA TERRA - Kaplan runner• 15~% output increase• 7~% peak efficiency increase

URUGUAY

KEGUMS - Kaplan runner• 50+% output increase• 5~% peak efficiency increase

LATVIA

Innovation is at the heart of hydropower. And innovation is at the heart of the refurbishment of the 16 turbines at Chief Joseph power plant in Washington state, the second largest hydropower plant in the US.

To boost the efficiency of the Chief Joseph plant, one innovative action was made while refurbishing its 50-year-old steel stay vanes. We equipped the plant with new stay vane extensions made of composite materials that used new manufacturing processes tailored to the project. The refurbishment boosted the plant’s efficiency by more than 6% and demonstrated exceptional reliability.

Efficiency boosted by

6%

Exceeding

95%

240 MWof added capacity

HYDROPOWER ASSET EFFICIENCY INCREASES BY AS MUCH AS 7% AMONG OUR GLOBAL REFERENCES

INNOVATE TO RENOVATE CHIEF JOSEPH HYDROPOWER PLANT LOCATED IN THE UNITED STATES

THE BRAIN OF YOUR FLEET

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Your ability to protect, control, and monitor the performance of your hydropower plant is critical. GE Renewable Energy’s flexible and scalable SmartControl™* Distributed Control System (DCS) bridges Rockwell Automation hardware and software with our expertise in hydropower equipment. Our SmartControl™ DCS solutions are the nervous system of hydropower plants that are integrating a turbine speed governing system and a generator excitation system.

INDUSTRY-LEADING EXPERTISE FOR OPTIMAL PLANT OPERATION Based on Rockwell Automation hardware and software, GE Renewable Energy’s flexible and scalable DCS—SmartControl™—fits the needs of a broad range of hydropower applications, from small to very large hydro units. Combining the hydropower expertise of GE Renewable Energy with the automation expertise of Rockwell, SmartControl™ enhances your hydropower plant’s operation by reducing machine wear and subsequent maintenance costs.

Using Rockwell Automation’s Logix Platform— CompactLogix®** and ControlLogix®** controllers—our SmartControl™ Turbine Speed Governor uses a common control engine and development environment to simplify software management, licensing, upgrades, and training. The SmartControl™ governor is compatible with other digital

technologies, is cyber secure, and is capable of regulating any type of turbine, regardless of power output. GE Renewable Energy’s SmartControl™ solutions also include MiCOM protection systems and GE’s EX2100e excitation systems. This proven excitation technology helps standardize spare parts, training, and services across your fleet.

POWERFUL FEATURES FOR PLANT OPERATORS Our SmartControl™ Turbine Speed Governor’s features are customized for all types of turbines and include on-cam, 3D cam, or blade discretizers for Bulb and Kaplan turbines, individual wicket gate control for pump turbines, and a jet dispatcher for Pelton turbines.

With simplex or redundant configurations and a rugged design, the SmartControl™ governor enables turbines to operate in harsh conditions characterized by electromagnetic interference, vibration, humidity, and oil. This new technology comes with built-in cyber security solutions inherently compatible with GE Renewable Energy’s line of NEYRPIC®* oil components.

GE Renewable Energy’s compact and modular hardware is designed to facilitate easier control system installation and maintenance. The seamlessly integrated software programming delivers controller and input/output (I/O) modules capable of reducing development time and costs associated with commissioning and normal operation. This intuitive software also simplifies the plant management experience, enhances turbine processes, and reduces machine wear.

DIGITAL READYThe control system solutions developed by GE Renewable Energy are fully digital and combine high performance with easy programming and maximum flexibility. As a plant integrator, we provide you with complete solutions as well as specific components that adapt to your specific plant performance needs.

* Trademark or registered trademark of General Electric company.** CompactLogix® and ControlLogix® are registered trademarks of Rockwell Automation, Inc.

Control systems solutions

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