To date, 36 of GE's LM6000 aeroderivative gas turbines are up and running in Brazil. S&S Energy Products, another GE business, received orders for 30 LM6000 GTGs, with 28 to be used for projects in Brazil and two to be installed along the Bolivia-Brazil border. 'We are very pleased to be participating in this initial round of projects, and we are continuing to hold discussions with other customers in Brazil for additional projects,' Amengual said.īesides orders for the 54 gas turbines announced at this year's Power-Gen International in Orlando, GE Power Systems had received orders for 41 units (2,063 MW) for Brazilian power projects by the end of October. Those contracts include agreements totaling more than US$1.5 billion to supply 54 gas turbines and additional equipment and services for 15 new power plants designed to produce more than 4,600 MW to help meet Brazil's need for more power.Īccording to Gilbert Amengual, GE's regional executive for Latin America power systems sales, the projects represent part of Brazil's overall energy program to add 15 GW of additional power by 2003, including 2,012 MW by the end of next year. GE Power Systems and other GE businesses recently announced several significant contracts spanning the globe. New Illinois, Wisconsin plants use GE turbines

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