R R Brazilian Power Order

Rolls-Royce PLC
22 November 2000



ROLLS-ROYCE BREAKS INTO BRAZILIAN POWER MARKET


Rolls-Royce has won a £30 million contract in the Brazilian power generation
market to build a combined cycle power station - the first time its gas
turbines will be used by an electrical utility in the country.

Under the contract from Electricidade de Portugal (EDP), the national power
company of Portugal, Rolls-Royce will build the combined cycle power station
at the Petrobras Fertiliser factory site at Fafen in the state of Bahia, using
two Rolls-Royce RB211 Dry Low Emission (DLE) gas turbines. 

EDP's local Brazilian company Energen will operate the plant, which will
supply power and steam to the Petrobras facility and to other local industrial
users.

John Gaskell,  President-Energy Business for Rolls-Royce, said: 'This order is
an important energy contract for Rolls-Royce and represents a significant
breakthrough into the Brazilian market. It also emphasises the strengths of
the RB211 for power generation worldwide and follows a series of similar
orders announced this year.'

Each of the two RB211 units will fire a heat recovery steam generator for the
production of steam and also a steam turbine to produce extra power.

The complex will be in full production in early 2002 but will meet some of
Petrobras' requirements in 2001 through a staged commissioning programme. The
project is part of the Brazilian government's  'Thermal Electrical Programme'
- a programme to install thermal plant to supplement hydro-power when water
levels are low.

Rolls-Royce already has a strong presence in Brazil and the company's repair
and overhaul facility for gas turbines in Sao Paulo will supply maintenance
support for the contract. Rolls-Royce has also set up a project management
team based in Sao Paulo to work with Brazilian suppliers and engineering
partners on the project.

Note to Editors

Rolls-Royce plc is a global company providing power on land, sea and air. The
company has established leading positions in civil aerospace, defence, marine
and energy markets. Its core gas turbine technology has created one of the
broadest product ranges of aero engines in the world, with 55,000 engines in
service in over 150 countries. Customers include more than 500 airlines, 2,400
corporate and utility operators and 160 armed forces, using both fixed and
rotary wing aircraft. 


Rolls-Royce is the global leader in marine power systems with a broad product
range and full systems integration capability. Over 2,000 marine customers and
more than 30 navies use Rolls-Royce propulsion. The company is investing in
new products and capabilities for energy markets which include the oil and gas
industry and power generation. It also develops its own power projects through
Rolls-Royce Power Ventures Ltd.

Rolls-Royce pioneered gas turbine technology for aerospace, power generation
and marine propulsion and is involved in the major future programmes in these
fields. These include the Trent aero and industrial engines, the Eurofighter
Typhoon and Joint Strike Fighter combat engines, the WR21 marine engine and
leading edge water jet propulsion systems.
  
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