Omaha Public Power District Tests 660-Megawatt Nebraska City Unit 2 for May Operation

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Researched by Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas)--The Omaha Public Power District (Omaha, Nebraska), a publicly owned electric utility, has commenced the testing of the 98%-complete 660-megawatt (MW) coal-fired Nebraska City Unit 2 in Otoe County. After the unit is complete in May 2009, the Nebraska City Station will have a total capacity of 1,276 MW.

The new unit is being built by Nebraska City Power Partners, a consortium of Black and Veatch (Kansas City, Missouri); Gilbert Industrial Corporation, a subsidiary of Peter Kiewit Sons' Incorporated (Omaha); and Zachry Construction Corporation (San Antonio, Texas). The major power island equipment is being provided by:

• Toshiba Corporation (OTC:TOSBF) (Tokyo, Japan): steam turbine/generator
• Ishikawajima-Harima Heavy Industries (OTC:IKJHF) (Tokyo): subcritical pulverized boiler and selective catalytic reduction unit - NOx control
• Alstom Environmental Control Systems (ECS) (Knoxville, Tennessee), a division of Alstom SA's (EPA:ALO) (Levallois-Perret, France) Alstom Power Incorporated (Windsor, Connecticut): flue gas desulfurization units - SO2 control

The unit will also have activated carbon injection system for mercury control and a baghouse for particulate matter control.

Construction commenced in September 2005, and the completion of commissioning for commercial operations is expected in May 2009. The total investment value of the project is $710 million.

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