# Babcock & Wilcox signs $2.4B design-build deal for gas-fired power systems

Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises signed a $2.4 billion design-build agreement with Base Electron to deliver four 300 MW natural gas-fired boiler and steam turbine systems for an AI data center.

- Type: Contract
- Announced: 2026-02-26
- Where: United States
- Value: $2.40B
- Status: announced
- Capacity: four 300 MW units
- Products: natural gas-fired boilers, steam turbine systems
- Sectors: [Power Generation Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/power-generation-equipment.md)

## Companies

- [Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises, Inc.](https://endata.com/companies/32135.md)
- [Applied Digital](https://endata.com/companies/16053.md) (partner)
- [Base Electron](https://endata.com/companies/32136.md) (customer)

## Sources

- [stocktitan.net](https://www.stocktitan.net/sec-filings/BW/8-k-babcock-wilcox-enterprises-inc-reports-material-event-9b036d6ee6bf.html), 2026-03-04: "The company secured a $2.4 billion contract with Base Electron to deliver four 300‑megawatt natural gas-fired boiler and steam turbine systems to power Applied Digital AI data centers."
- [tradingview.com](https://www.tradingview.com/news/tradingview:bd4124d7ab27b:0-babcock-wilcox-wins-up-to-2-4-billion-design-build-deal-with-applied-digital-s-base-electron/), 2026-03-04: "Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises entered into a definitive Design-Build Agreement with Base Electron, an Applied Digital company, to design and install four 300-megawatt natural gas-fired boilers and steam turbine systems supporting an Applied Digital AI data center."

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