But
a
separate
announcement
it
released
the
same
day
–
involving
a
major
order
for
its
grids
division
from
TenneT
–
is
of
far
more
significance
to
the
broader
industry.
Alstom
has
long
been
the
leading
supplier
to
the
hydroelectric
sector,
accounting
for
a
quarter
of
total
installed
capacity
around
the
world.
In
2007
it
acquired
Spanish
wind-turbine
maker
Ecotècnia,
in
a
hugely
symbolic
step
for
the
wind
business.
Alstom
Wind,
as
it
is
now
called,
has
yet
to
crack
into
the
top
10
suppliers.
But
the
advantage
of
being
part…
