Duke/Fluor Daniel has been awarded a contract by Duke Energy North America (DENA) to provide turnkey engineering, procurement and construction services for the 620- megawatt Fayette Energy Facility in Fayette County, Pa. The facility will feature two General Electric 7 FA combustion turbine generators, fueled by natural gas or fuel oil, and operating in combined cycle with a General Electric class D11 steam turbine/generator. Commercial operation is scheduled for summer 2003. The value of the contract was not disclosed. The project was booked into Fluor Corporation’s backlog in first quarter 2002. Duke Energy North America (DENA) is Duke Energy’s Houston-based merchant energy company. DENA’s generation portfolio currently includes approximately 8,000 megawatts in operation. Eleven plants under construction will come on line this quarter, adding 6,700 megawatts to its portfolio.
