Nasrul Hamid, the State Minister for Power, Energy, and Mineral Resources for Qatar, said that the country is willing to make major investments in Bangladesh’s energy sector.
Pakistan’s K-Electric has awarded a contract to build a 900MW combined cycle power plant at the Bin Qasim Power Complex (BQPS-III) in Karachi to Siemens and Harbin Electric International.
Saudi Arabia has signed an MOU with the Bangladesh Power Development Board (BPDB) to set up a 3600MW LNG-based power plant.
Siemens has announced that it has expanded the three largest power plants in Bolivia, providing an additional 1GW to the country’s grid.
AES has announced that it will develop a 2.2GW combined cycle gas-fired power plant in Vietnam, following approval from the Vietnamese Government.
GE has announced that it has launched the 7HA.03 gas turbine, which will power Florida Power & Light (FPL) Company’s Dania Beach Clean Energy Center near Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
Siemens Gas and Power and PJSC Kazanorgsintez, one of Russia’s largest chemical companies, have signed a contract for the turnkey construction of a 250MW combined cycle power plant in Tatarstan, Russia.
Ansaldo Energia has been awarded a 10-year structured service agreement by Taweelah Asia Power Company (TAPCO) for its Taweelah New B Extension (TNBE) combined cycle power plant in Abu Dhabi.
The Iraq Ministry of Electricity, Mass Energy Group Holding (MGH) and GE Power have signed an agreement to establish Phase 3 of the Besmaya Power Plant, taking the total capacity of the plant to 4.5 GW.
GE has announced that Caithness Energy has ordered three of GE’s 7HA.02 gas turbines for its 1875 MW natural gas-fired combined cycle power plant at Guernsey Power Station in Guernsey County, Ohio, USA.