French company Alstom has won a contract worth €170m ($227m) from EPC contractor Hyundai Heavy Industries to supply four 720MW steam turbine generator sets for the Shuqaiq thermal power project in Saudi Arabia. The scope of the contract includes engineering, manufacturing, supply and field services of all four steam turbines and generators and the provision of all direct control and auxiliary systems for the oil-fired power plant, which is likely to be operational in 2017.