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Reclamation Awards $5.86 Million Contract for Turbine Overhaul at Minidoka Dam

Media Contact: Kelly Bridges, (208) 378-5101, kbridges@usbr.gov
John Tiedeman, jtiedeman@usbr.gov

For Release: May 14, 2015

BOISE, Idaho - The Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $5.86 million contract May 11 to Alstom Power, Inc., a business based in Littleton, Colorado, to perform turbine overhauls on the Allen E. Inman Powerplant at Minidoka Dam.

The two turbines to be serviced have been in operation since 1997. Work could begin as early as Sept. 1 of this year and is scheduled to be completed by April 2017. In addition to worn parts being replaced, work will include the installation of new digital governors.

"These overhauls at the Allen E. Inman Powerplant are essential to maintaining the turbines at this hydropower facility," said Regional Director Lorri Lee. "Regular maintenance will ensure continued, reliable service to our power customers."

Minidoka Dam was originally completed in 1907, with its first powerplant added three years later. The Allen E. Inman Powerplant was added in 1997, with two 10-megawatt horizontal shaft turbines. The Minidoka Dam Spillway has been reconstructed over the last several years and will be completed this spring.

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Relevant Link:

http://www.usbr.gov/projects/Powerplant.jsp?fac_Name=Minidoka+Powerplant