# Basin Electric begins 600 MW expansion at Pioneer Generation Station

Construction began on the 600 MW Phase IV expansion of Basin Electric Power Cooperative's Pioneer Generation Station in Williston, North Dakota. The project includes two Siemens combustion turbines and six Wärtsilä reciprocating engines, with a budget of approximately $780 million.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2023-08-04
- Where: Williston, North Dakota, United States
- Value: $780.0M
- Starts operating: 2025
- Status: under construction
- Capacity: 600 MW
- Products: electricity
- Sectors: [Power Generation Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/power-generation-equipment.md)

## Companies

- [Basin Electric Power Cooperative](https://endata.com/companies/68087.md)
- [Wärtsilä](https://endata.com/companies/254.md) (supplier)
- [Siemens](https://endata.com/companies/301.md) (supplier)

## Sources

- [power-eng.com](https://www.power-eng.com/gas/600-mw-expansion-project-at-pioneer-generation-station-begins/), 2023-08-04: "Construction recently began at Pioneer Generation Station Phase IV, a 600 MW expansion of Basin Electric Power Cooperative’s existing natural gas-fueled generation facility."
- [gastopowerjournal.com](https://gastopowerjournal.com/news/projectsandfinance/pioneer-generation-station-gets-600-mw-expansion-in-north-dakota/), 2023-08-09: "Construction works are gathering speed at Pioneer Generation Station Phase IV, an expansion of an open-cycle plant northwest of Williston in North Dakota."

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