Brazos Valley Energy LP Begins Start-Up of Texas Generating Station

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Researched by Industrialinfo.com (Industrial Information Resources, Incorporated; Houston, Texas). Brazos Valley Energy LP (Richmond, Texas) began commercial operation of its Brazos Valley Generation Station located in Thompson, Texas in Fort Bend County.

The plant consists of two 172-megawatt GE Power Systems Frame 7FA's (PG7241 FA) combustion turbines and a 289-megawatt GE Power Systems D11 steam turbine, all of which will operate in a 2-on-1 combine-cycle configuration.

The owner's engineering contract was awarded to Black & Veatch Corporation headquartered in Overland, Kansas. Black & Veatch Corporation is a leading global engineering, construction and consulting company specializing in infrastructure development in the fields of energy, water and information.

The general construction contract was awarded to Zachry Construction Company Corporation located in San Antonio, Texas. Zachry Construction Company provides a wide array of services including construction, project development, construction management and industrial maintenance to both domestic and international customers.

The Brazos Valley Energy project was originally developed by Avista-STEAG later NRG Energy Incorporated acquired an interest in the project. After NRG suffered financial difficulties, a consortium of banks provided financing for the project and now own Brazos Valley Energy LP.