Engineering, construction, fabrication, environmental and industrial services organization, The Shaw Group Inc announced that its Shaw Stone & Webster unit has been authorized by PPL Generation LLC, a subsidiary of PPL Corporation, to begin engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) to retrofit pollution controls PPL's Brunner Island facility.
In July 2005, Shaw announced that it had received an engineering, procurement and construction contract by PPL to retrofit three of PPL's units, two at the Montour Facility and one at Brunner Island.
The scope under this contract has been increased and Shaw Stone & Webster will now install two-flue gas desulphurization (FGD) units "scrubbers" to serve the three generating units at PPL's Brunner Island location. The scrubbers at the Brunner Island facility are scheduled to be installed by 2009. The value of the contract was not disclosed.
J.M. Bernhard, Jr., Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Shaw, said, "Company is pleased that PPL has chosen to expand the scope of this project. Look forward to continuing efforts to assist PPL in achieving its strategic goals of clean, efficient and economical electricity generation. This new award, and the recently announced Dominion award, is the result of continued focus on providing comprehensive air emissions solutions for clients. Shaw continues to build its leadership position in the growing scrubber market."
PPL Corporation, headquartered in Allentown, Pennsylvania, controls about 12,000 megawatts of generating capacity in the United States, sells energy in key U.S. markets and delivers electricity to nearly 5 million customers in Pennsylvania, the United Kingdom and Latin America.
Louisiana based The Shaw Group Inc is a leading global provider of technology, engineering, procurement, construction, maintenance, fabrication, manufacturing, consulting, remediation, and facilities management services for the energy, chemicals, environmental, infrastructure and emergency response markets.
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