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Burns and Roe to Provide Engineering Services for Songon, Cote d'Ivoire Power Plant

Posted: Tuesday, March 04, 2014 at 9:45 AM CST

Oradell, NJ -- (SBWire) -- 03/04/2014 --Burns and Roe Enterprises, Inc., a leading engineering design firm, announced today it has been awarded a contract from Telemenia Power Stations to provide engineering services for a 376 MW Combined Cycle Power Plant near Songon-Dagbe.

Under this contract, Burns and Roe will be the engineering contractor for the mechanical, instrumentation and controls, and field engineering oversight. The project consist of a multiphase installation and test of triple fuel 376 MW Combined Cycle Power Plant. The power plant will be built in 3 stages:

Stage 1 – first 126MW GE F9E gas turbine to be delivered and in commercial operation in 20 months.
Stage 2 – second 126MW GE F9E gas turbine to be delivered and in commercial operation in 24 months.
Stage 3 – comprising the combine cycle balance of plant with two heat recovery steam generators feeding a single steam turbine with a gross generation of 135 to 150 MW, to be delivered in 36 months.

“We are honored to be part of this important project,” stated Erol Ozkirbas, Senior Vice President - Power Generation and Distribution Division of Burns and Roe. “Being a leader in the engineering and design of combined cycle plants, we look forward to a very successful project with Telemenia Power Stations.”

About Burns and Roe
Burns and Roe is a privately held, comprehensive engineering, procurement, construction, operations and maintenance organization with specialized expertise in technically complex facilities. With over 1,500 personnel worldwide, Burns and Roe and its affiliated companies serve private and governmental clients in the power, industrial, and government service industries. The firm is a world leader in the markets that it serves. Engineering News-Record consistently ranks Burns and Roe among the country’s top power design firms. For more information on Burns and Roe, please contact the Company at (201) 265-2000 or through its website www.roe.com.