GE Renewable Energy

GE Renewable Energy's Hydro division signed a contract with SPIC Brasil to lead the full modernization of six generating units and auxiliary systems at the 1,710 MW São Simão hydroelectric plant in Minas Gerais and Goiás, Brazil, with Powerchina supporting the consortium.

GE Renewable Energy is investing €60 million to expand its Montoir-de-Bretagne factory by 10,000 sqm to 26,000 sqm total, to meet demand for Haliade-X 12MW turbines.

GE Renewable Energy, in a consortium with Powerchina Zhongnan Engineering, was selected by Pakistan's WAPDA to supply turbines and generators for Stage 1 of the 2.2GW Dasu hydropower project on the Indus River, expected to be commissioned in 2026.

GE Renewable Energy secured an order from the EDF-SITAC joint venture to supply and install 112 of its 2.7MW wind turbines for the 300MW Sitac Kabini wind farm in Gujarat, India. Installation and commissioning are scheduled over the next year.

A consortium led by GE Renewable Energy with Elecnor was awarded a combined US$157 million contract to supply, install and commission electro-mechanical equipment for the 420 MW Nachtigal hydropower plant in central Cameroon. GE's share is US$87 million and Elecnor's is US$70 million.

LM Wind Power, a GE Renewable Energy subsidiary, has launched its offshore wind turbine blade plant in Cherbourg, France. About 100 jobs will be created by end-2018, with the site eventually employing more than 550 people and producing the 107-metre LM 88.4 P blade.