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Wednesday, March 07, 2012

GE Power Looks to Turkey to Amp Up Growth - Forbes

GE Power Looks to Turkey to Amp Up Growth

BERLIN - JANUARY 08: A worker assembles a gas...

General Electric is looking to satisfy the growing power demand of developing Turkey for GE Power’s next phase of growth. The company has made a commendable step in this direction by bagging a coveted deal to supply equipment for a major new gas-fired power plant project in the Erzin District of southern Turkey. This power plant, whose capacity is expected to be around 900 MW, will generate electricity equal to a whopping 2.6% of the country’s current electricity requirement. Energy infrastructure is one of the key businesses of GE, providing for nearly 30% of the stock value. Out of this, about 24% comes from energy while the remaining 6% is from oil and gas.

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