South Carolina Electric & Gas Constructs 875MW Power Plant In Hardeeville, South Carolina

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Researched by Industrialinfo.com (Industrial Information Resources, Incorporated; Houston, Texas). South Carolina Electric & Gas Company a subsidiary of SCANA Corporation (SCG) (Columbia, South Carolina) commenced construction in April of this year on an 875 megawatt (MW) natural gas and oil-fired power plant on Purysburgh Road in Hardeeville, South Carolina.

The $450 million power project is being engineered and constructed by Duke/Fluor Daniel (Charlotte, North Carolina). The plant will consist of three General Electric 7FA combustion turbines plus one Alstom steam turbine to produce up to 875 MW of power generation. The Jasper County power plant is being upgraded from its original 600 MW status to 875 MW due to high demand for power in that area. The plant is scheduled to begin commercial operation in early May 2004.

South Carolina Electric & Gas Company (SCE&G) is a regulated utility that provides electric and natural gas services in central and southern South Carolina. SCE&G, a fortune 500 company, is a principal subsidiary of SCANA Corporation (NYSE: SCG) (Columbia, South Carolina). SCANA Corporation is an $8 billion energy based holding company and is comprised of 11 wholly owned subsidiaries.