In Connecticut, Gemma Power Systems, LLC, a subsidiary of Argan which includes biomass, biofuel, and other types of facilities, entered into an Engineering, Procurement and Construction services contract with NTE Carolinas II, LLC, an affiliate of NTE Energy, to construct a 475 MW state-of-the-art natural gas-fired power plant in Rockingham County, North Carolina.
The NTE Reidsville Energy Center is similar to two previous projects being constructed by GPS for NTE; the Kings Mountain Energy Center, in Kings Mountain, NC and the Middletown Energy Center in Middletown, OH. Both projects are scheduled to be completed in 2018.
The NTE Reidsville project features an advanced class Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems Americas M501GAC combustion turbine generator, a Vogt Power International supplementary-fired heat recovery steam generator and a Toshiba America Energy Systems steam turbine generator.
