25th Feb 2009 10:12
AMEC plc
25 February 2009
AMEC awarded circa £100m contract by EDF Energy for West Burton gas-fired power station
London, United Kingdom (25 February 2009) - AMEC, the international engineering and project management company, has been awarded a circa £100 million contract by EDF Energy for the mechanical, electrical and instrumentation installation at EDF Energy's new 1,300MW Combined Cycle Gas Turbine (CCGT) power station at its West Burton site in Nottinghamshire, UK.
The contract will see AMEC play a major role in taking the station to completion in 2011, including the installation of the gas turbines, heat recovery steam generator and the balance of plant. The company begins mobilisation and planning work immediately and is expected to start on site in March.
CCGT technology is an efficient and clean method of fossil fuel power generation. EDF Energy has committed to reduce the intensity of CO2 emissions from its electricity production. To do this while helping to maintain security of supply for the UK, EDF Energy is diversifying its generation portfolio and West Burton B is a key step in this overall strategy.
"This is an important contract for AMEC," said Mike Saunders, President of AMEC's Power and Process Europe business. "EDF Energy is a highly valued customer for us in a number of business areas, including nuclear power and gas storage. This award continues to position AMEC as a leading supplier in the growing energy CCGT market."
The contract, which was awarded following a competitive process, will be run from the Darlington offices of AMEC's Power and Process Europe business.
Graeme Bellingham, Project Director for EDF Energy, said: "This major project for EDF Energy will supply enough power to provide for the needs of around 1.5 million homes and we are delighted that the skills and expertise of AMEC will play a key role in its development."
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+44 (0)1565 684503; [email protected]
Frank Stokes, Media Relations Manager - AMEC plc,
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Notes to editors: AMEC AMEC (LSE: AMEC) is a focused supplier of high-value consultancy, engineering and project management services to the world's energy, power and process industries. With annual revenues of around £2.3 billion, AMEC designs, delivers and maintains strategic and complex assets for its customers. AMEC's Natural Resources, Power and Process and Earth and Environmental businesses employ some 23,000 people in more than 30 countries globally. www.amec.com
EDF Energy
The combination of EDF Energy and British Energy forms one of the UK's largest energy companies. The combined business is the UK's largest producer of electricity. With a current installed capacity of around 16.5GW, EDF Energy produces almost one-quarter of the nation's electricity from its nuclear, coal and gas power stations, as well as combined heat and power plants and wind farms.
EDF Energy provides power to a quarter of the UK's population via its electricity distribution networks in London, the South East and the East of England and supply gas and electricity to over 5.5 million business and residential customers.
Through its Climate and Social Commitments EDF Energy has launched the biggest environmental and social packages of any UK energy company. The company is also a key player in national infrastructure projects including management of private electricity networks serving four London airports and the Channel Tunnel Rail Link, the country's first major new railway in 100 years.
EDF Energy and British Energy together employ nearly 20,000 people at locations across the UK. The combined companies are part of EDF Group, one of Europe's largest power companies. EDF is the official energy utilities partner and sustainability partner of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
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