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| Foster Wheeler awarded a contract in Louisiana Foster Wheeler Ltd. announced that a U.S. subsidiary within its Global Power Group has been awarded a contract for the design and supply of two circulating fluidized-bed (CFB) boilers by a subsidiary of The Shaw Group Inc., the owner's engineering, procurement, and construction contractor. The contract, valued at approximately $180 million, calls for Foster Wheeler to provide Cleco Power LLC, a subsidiary of Cleco Corp., with two 330 megawatt (MW) CFB boilers to be used at the company's proposed solid-fuel generating unit planned at its existing Rodemacher Power Station. The two boilers are designed to use multiple fuels and will provide steam to a single 660 MW reheat turbine. Construction of the boilers is expected to begin in the spring of 2006, with commercial operation scheduled for July 2009. write your comments about the article :: © 2006 Construction News :: home page |