Duke/Fluor Daniel (D/FD) announced today that it has been given Notice
to Proceed by AES Puerto Rico, L.P. to provide turnkey engineering,
procurement, construction, and commissioning services for the
454-megawatt, coal-fired Total Energy Plant Project located in Guayama,
Puerto Rico. The project is scheduled for completion in mid-2002.
AES Corp. and Duke/Fluor Daniel have worked together diligently
throughout the development of this important project and view its
release as a positive result of planning and design by both the public
and private sectors. "This project, which will be the cleanest solid
fueled facility in the world, will provide low cost, reliable power to
Puerto Rico while satisfying the island's fuel diversification needs,"
stated Clarence Ray, D/FD's president. The power off-take will be
through a long-term agreement with the Puerto Rico Electric Power
Authority (PREPA).
"We are very pleased to be associated with the AES Corp. in a project
that will set a new standard for coal facilities worldwide," said Ron
Barnes, senior vice president of D/FD. "Also important from Duke/Fluor
Daniel's perspective is that this facility provides us with an
opportunity to continue our ongoing relationship with AES."
The project will feature two 250 MW circulating fluidized bed (CFB)
coal-fired boilers, selective Non-Catalytic Reduction (SNCR), two
circulating dry scrubbers with particulate collection equipment, a steam
turbine generator and a zero discharge system design. Fuel will be
delivered via ocean vessels to a docking facility. Steam will be
supplied by contract to Phillips Petroleum.
AES is a leading global power company comprised of competitive
generation, distribution and retail supply businesses in Argentina,
Australia, Bangladesh, Brazil, Canada, China, Dominican Republic, El
Salvador, Georgia, Hungary, India, Kazakhstan, Mexico, the Netherlands,
Pakistan, Panama, the United Kingdom and the United States.
The company's generating assets include interests in 108 facilities
totaling over 35 gigawatts of capacity. AES' electric distribution
network has over 845,000 km of conductor and associated rights of way.
In addition, through its various retail electric supply businesses, the
company sells over 112,000 gigawatt hours per year to over 14 million
end-use customers. AES is dedicated to providing electricity worldwide
in a socially responsible way.
Duke/Fluor Daniel, formed in 1989 by Duke Energy and Fluor Daniel,
provides comprehensive engineering, procurement, construction, and
operating plant services for fossil-fueled electric power generation
facilities worldwide.
Duke Energy Corporation (NYSE: DUK) is a global energy company with more
than $29 billion in assets. Headquartered in Charlotte, N.C., the
company reaches into more than 50 countries, producing energy,
transporting energy, marketing energy and providing energy services. In
the United States, Duke Energy companies provide electric service to
approximately two million customers in North Carolina and South
Carolina; operate interstate pipelines that deliver natural gas to
various regions of the country; and are leading marketers of
electricity, natural gas and natural gas liquids. Additional information
about the company is available on the Internet at: www.duke-energy.com.
Fluor Daniel is the engineering, procurement and construction subsidiary
of Fluor Corporation (NYSE: FLR). In 1998, Fluor Corporation revenues
were $13.5 billion.
Shannon Young of AES Corp., 703-522-1315; or Keith Karpe', Media Relations of Fluor Corporation, 949-349-7661; or Liz Johnson, Media Relations of Duke Energy Corporation, 713-627-5011/