GE Says It Wins $700 Million Order for First Egypt Nuclear Plant
General Electric Co. secured a $700 million contract to supply turbine and generator units for Egypt's first nuclear power project, the company said.
GE will supply four turbine units for the country's planned 4,800 megawatt El Dabaa nuclear facility, it said Tuesday in a statement. The company will deliver one turbine each year from 2023 until 2026, and the units will begin operating at the rate of one per year from 2026 until 2029, Michael Keroulle, chief commercial officer for GE's Steam Power business, said in a phone interview.
The contract was awarded by AAEM, a joint venture between GE and Russia-based Atomenergomash that will design and supply the turbine system for the reactor, GE said in an emailed response to questions.
Sounds like it awarded itself the contract.
(Score: 3, Interesting) by Sulla on Wednesday October 10 2018, @12:29AM (1 child)
I think giving countries in that region of the world a secure, powerful, and stable power supply would be quite helpful in solving a lot of the issues. A nuclear power plant would secure the power supply for the local population not involved in the larger conflicts. Russia/USA/France/etc won't bomb a nuke plant like they would a coal or nat gas plant when they are flexing their arms.
Also, as far as possible terrorists go. I know that I get significantly angrier the hotter the weather gets, I presume others are the same way. If you can get these people some good AC they might be less angry.
Ceterum censeo Sinae esse delendam
(Score: 5, Insightful) by Fluffeh on Wednesday October 10 2018, @03:20AM
If you can get these people some schools for their kids, a regular source of food and possibly some sort of doctor for when they are really sick it would go a long way to make them less angry. Heck, some of them would be content with two walls and a piece of tin to call their own.
The whole problem is that they always have a foot on their neck. Look at the "poor" (Afghanistan, Syria, Palestine) countries in the middle east and compare them to the "rich" (UAE, Qatar, Kuwait) ones. Take most poor places on earth and then compare them to ones with basic civilisation. If the world spent as much on civilisation as it does on war, we would be in a really different place.
There's that whole thing about society being only three square meals away from revolution and anarchy. Half the world proves that every day.