Tag: combined-cycle

Shaw in power pact with NRG

The Shaw Group Inc. and NRG Energy Inc. have signed an agreement for constructing two gas-fired power plants to be located in the South Central United States.

Arizona’s first “dry” merchant power plant

Reliant Energy Wholesale Group, a unit of Reliant Resources, has announced plans to build a combined-cycle generating facility in Arizona near its recently completed Desert Basin facility in Pinal County.

Siemens Westinghouse supplies Brazilian plant

Siemens Westinghouse Power Corp. has secured a USD 200 million contract to provide power generation equipment for a major new plant in Brazil, the Orlando company has said.

Siemens Westinghouse to build power plant in Brazi

Siemens Westinghouse Power Corporation (SWPC) has won the USD 200 million equipment contract for the 800mw Norte Fluminense thermal power plant, which will be located in the state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, near the port city of Macae.

Alstom wins orders for three power plants

Alstom has won orders for three new combined cycle power plants at Perlis in Malaysia, at Al Hidd in Bahrain, and at Kwinana in Australia.

Pinnacle plans gas-fired power plant in Nevada

Pinnacle West Capital Corp.'s Pinnacle West Energy unit plans to build a natural gas fired 570mw power plant 20 miles north of Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.

Kvaerner wins third Calpine contract

Kvaerner has been won a contract worth more than USD 190 million from the Calpine Corporation.

Cleco and Mirant to develop new power plants

Cleco Corp. and Mirant Corp. have announced an agreement to pursue joint development of power projects that could add more than 2000mw of generation capacity across the southern USA.

Roman co-generation plant

Total Gas Power Ventures SA. (part of the Total Fina Elf group), Sviluppo Impianti Termoelettrici SpA (Sondel, Montedison Group) and ERG Petroli (part of the ERG group), are to form Roma Energia Srl to realise a co-generation combined-cycle power facility with a capacity of about 800mw, to produce electric and steam-powered energy.

Cogentrix selects Kvaerner for USA project

Kvaerner PLC has been selected by Cogentrix Energy for final negotiations of the turn-key engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract for an 810mw power facility being developed by Cogentrix outside Bedford, Indiana, USA.