# GE Power starts manufacturing ARABELLE steam turbine rotor for Hinkley Point C

GE Power has started manufacturing the first rotor of the ARABELLE steam turbine at its Belfort, France centre of excellence for the Hinkley Point C nuclear project in the UK. The contract was awarded in May 2016.

- Type: Contract
- Announced: 2018-06-20
- Where: Bridgwater, Somerset, United Kingdom
- Status: under construction
- Capacity: 3.2 GW
- Products: ARABELLE steam turbine, steam turbine rotor
- Sectors: [Power Generation Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/power-generation-equipment.md)

## Companies

- [EDF Energy](https://endata.com/companies/1460.md) (customer)
- [GE Power](https://endata.com/companies/2749.md) (supplier)

## Sources

- [gevernova.com](https://www.gevernova.com/news/press-releases/ge-power-and-edf-energy-progress-hinkley-point-c-nuclear-project-supply-6-million-uk), 2018-06-20: "We are very pleased with the progress of the Hinkley Point C project."

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