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Energy Inc.; Selas Fluid Processing Corp., a subsidiary of
The Linde Group; and SK Engineering & Construction, a
major Korean contractor. The total value of the EPC contracts
is approximately $2 billion.
Alstom Wins Contract for Malaysian Supercritical Coal
Plant. Alstom on Feb. 27 secured a €830 million ($1.1 billion)
contract as part of a consortium that includes Malaysian
companies Mudajaya and Shin Eversendai that will build a
coal-fired power plant in Tanjung Bin, Malaysia. Alstom will
construct and commission the 1,000-MW supercritical steam
turbine and generator and install a supercritical boiler, power
plant auxiliaries such as mills and air preheaters, as well as
proprietary environmental control systems. The power plant
is scheduled to be commissioned in 2016. The Tanjung Bin
power plant is the French energy company's second contract
for a supercritical coal-fired unit in Malaysia, following the
order to build the Manjung power plant in March 2011, which
is scheduled to come online in 2015.
DONG Energy to Sell 50% Stake in German Offshore
Farm. Danish power company DONG Energy on Feb. 24
agreed to sell its 50% stake in the German offshore wind
project, Borkum Riffgrund 1, in an agreement worth DKK4.7
billion ($841 million) to Kirkbi (for a 32% stake) and the
Oticon Foundation (18% stake). Upon completion, the project
will consist of 77 3.6-MW turbines supplied by Siemens
Wind Power.
Dominion Mulls New $1B Gas Plant. Dominion Virginia
Power on Feb. 29 said it would build a $1 billion combined
cycle, natural gas-fired power station in Brunswick County,
Va. The company will seek approval from the Virginia State
Corporation Commission later this year to build the 1,300-MW
plant on a 205-acre site. When complete in 2016, the plant
will replace power generated by coal units at two eastern
Virginia stations that are slated for retirement.
Siemens to Supply Components for 4-GW Saudi Gas
Plant. Siemens Energy on Feb. 21 said it received an order
from the Hajr Project Co. worth more than $1 billion to supply
components for the 4-GW IPP Qurayyah combined cycle
power plant in Saudi Arabia. The order was placed by Samsung
C&T, which will act as engineering, procurement, and
construction contractor for the project. Siemens will provide
12 SGT6-5000F gas turbines, 18 generators of the SGEN61000A
series, and six SST6-4000 steam turbines together
with the associated electrical systems. Commissioning of the
six blocks is scheduled for 2014.
Toshiba, JSW Joint Venture to Supply Equipment for
Indian Supercritical Plant. On Feb. 21, Toshiba JSW Turbine
and Generator-a 75:25 joint venture between Japanbased
Toshiba Corp. and India-based conglomerate JSW
Group-received a contract from Indian state-owned energy
service provider NTPC to supply equipment for the Kudgi Super
thermal power project, Stage-I, in Karnataka, India. The
value of the contract is estimated at Rs23bn ($468.6 million).
Under the terms of the agreement, the firm will supply
three 800-MW supercritical steam turbine and generator
island packages for the project. Delivery of the equipment is
expected to start in 2013. ■
-Sonal Patel is POWER's senior writer.
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