# Siemens wins £40 million contract to upgrade Drax's biomass units in UK

Siemens secured a £40 million contract from Drax Power to upgrade the biomass generating units at Drax power station in North Yorkshire, UK. The three-year project will improve efficiency and reduce costs of biomass electricity production, with one unit upgraded each year starting in 2019.

- Type: Contract
- Announced: 2018-08-01
- Where: North Yorkshire, UK, United Kingdom
- Value: $52.0M (40.0M GBP)
- Status: announced
- Products: turbine upgrades, pipework, valves, blading, seals
- Sectors: [Power Generation Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/power-generation-equipment.md)

## Companies

- [Siemens](https://endata.com/companies/301.md) (supplier)
- [Drax Power](https://endata.com/companies/33460.md) (customer)

## Sources

- [nsenergybusiness.com](https://www.nsenergybusiness.com/contracts/siemens-contract-upgrade-draxs-biomass-units/), 2018-08-01: "Reducing the costs of our biomass operations will help to preserve the life of the plant and protect jobs, whilst we continue to produce the flexible, renewable power millions of homes and businesses rely on."

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