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Controlling Schedule, Quality, and Costs for New Gas-Fired Plants
Gas-fired power is hot, at least in North America, and quite a few smaller utilities and generators that have never owned a gas turbine plant have begun looking at building one. For large investor-owned companies with plenty of institutional experience… Read More

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GE Clears Final Hurdles for Acquisition of Alstom
European Union (EU) officials have approved General Electric's (GE's) $9.5 billion acquisition of Alstom's power business, but conditions to which the two companies agreed to cement the deal will drastically reshape the world’s heavy-duty gas turbine market. The European Commission,… Read More

TOP PLANTS: IPP3, Amman, Jordan
Sharing borders with Saudi Arabia, Israel, Syria, and Iraq, Jordan sits in a very precarious part of the world. To make matters worse, the country’s economy is among the smallest in the Middle East. Chronic&hellips; Read More

Putting a 650-MW Gas Plant Online in Egypt Within Five Months
Power-strapped Egypt’s first fast-track natural gas–fired project was completed in a record 159 days from groundbreaking to commissioning this July. The 650-MW Attaqa Simple Cycle Power Plant near Suez&hellips; Read More

TOP PLANTS: Qurayyah Combined Cycle Power Plant, Qurayyah, Saudi Arabia
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is facing major population growth over the next several decades and, with it, rapidly growing electricity demand. In 2013, the country generated 292.2 TWh of electricity, which&hellips; Read More

NV Energy: Warren Buffett’s Plan for a Structural Power Shift
Warren Buffett bought Nevada’s NV Energy two years ago, a move widely seen as a play for solar and renewable generation. That’s working out. But as the company transitions away from legacy coal and high-priced renewable contracts signed years ago,… Read More

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