Revenues from the Renewable Power division grew 5% to€1.25bn ($1.7bn) in the three quarters running through 31 December 2013, theFrench industrial giant said today.

But the unit's orders soared 50% – to €1.83bn – during the period, duein part to the €400m follow-on wind-turbine order Alstom recorded in lateDecember from Brazilian infrastructure group Queiroz Galvão. Revenues were up 27% during the third quarter, covering the October to December period.

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