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| Shaw awarded contract by Duke Energy Shaw Group Inc. announced that it has been awarded an engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract by Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC, a unit of Duke Energy, as part of the Cliffside modernization project, to build a new 800-megawatt supercritical coal-fired electric generating plant and a flue gas desulfurization (FGD) system at Duke's existing Cliffside Steam Station in Rutherford and Cleveland counties, North Carolina. Supercritical clean coal technology allows for exceptional operational reliability, efficiency and fuel flexibility, thereby providing an economic and environmental benefit. The state-of-the-art FGD system, to be built at Unit 5 of the existing Cliffside Steam Station, will be shared with the new 800- megawatt supercritical unit. The value of Shaw's EPC contract is valued at approximately $1.29 billion. write your comments about the article :: © 2007 Construction News :: home page |