February 16, 2010 23:00 ET

EDF and Delta Fire Up Dutch Gas-Fired Plant, an Industrial Info News Alert

GALWAY, IRELAND--(Marketwire - February 16, 2010) - Written by Martin Lynch, European News Editor for Industrial Info (Galway, Ireland) -- Delta Energy BV (Zeeland, Netherlands) and Electricite de France SA (EPA: EDF) (Paris, France) have officially opened an 870-megawatt gas-fired power plant in Sloecentrale, in the Netherlands. Located at the Vlissingen port and industrial area in the province of Zeeland, the plant was officially handed over by main contractor Siemens AG (Munich, Germany) and opened by Dutch Economic Affairs Minister Maria van der Hoeven. The plant boasts a high efficiency rating of 59%, thanks to the facility's modern burners, and nitrogen-oxide emissions are less than 15 parts per million.

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