# Oglethorpe Power to build $2B combined-cycle plant in Monroe County, Georgia

Oglethorpe Power announced approval to construct a two-unit combined-cycle natural gas plant in Monroe County, Georgia, with approximately 1,200 MW capacity and a capital investment of about $2 billion. A simple-cycle combustion turbine unit will also be built in Talbot County.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2024-07-11
- Where: Monroe County, Georgia; Talbot County, Georgia, United States
- Value: $2.00B
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 1,200 MW
- Products: natural gas combined-cycle plant, simple-cycle combustion turbine
- Sectors: [Power Generation Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/power-generation-equipment.md)

## Companies

- [Oglethorpe Power](https://endata.com/companies/16050.md)

## Sources

- [opc.com](https://opc.com/2024/07/11/oglethorpe-power-announces-new-generation-projects-to-support-georgias-rising-electricity-demands/), 2024-07-11: "Following a successful permitting process, Oglethorpe Power will break ground on a new combined-cycle plant in Forsyth in Monroe County, Georgia."

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