Alstom Grid, the newest sector of Alstom,
has over 100 years of expertise in electrical grids. Whether for utilities or
electro-intensive industries, or for facilitating the trading of energy, Alstom Grid
brings power to its customers’ projects. Alstom Grid ranks among the top 3 in the power transmission sector with a sales turnover of approximately € 3.5
billion in 2009. It has 20,000 employees and over 90 manufacturing and
engineering sites worldwide. Its four main business areas are Products, Systems,
Automation and Service. At the heart of the development of Smart Grid, Alstom
Grid offers products, services and integrated energy management solutions across
the full energy value chain—from power generation, through transmission and
distribution grids and to the large end user.