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GE reaches 100th power plant installation in sub-Saharan Africa

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POINTE-NOIRE, Mauritius, June 20, 2018/ —

GE Power announced today that it has reached its 100th power plant installation in Sub-Saharan Africa. This significant milestone was achieved with power plants in Angola powered by trailer-mounted aero gas turbine technology. The company has now installed over 300 turbines in up to 22 countries in Sub-Saharan Africa.

Leslie Nelson, CEO, GE’s Gas Power business, Sub-Saharan Africa said, “This milestone is a testimony of our commitment to providing power solutions to meet the growing energy needs in many countries in the region ahead of other OEMs. Our regional operations are led by an expert African team. Our flexible and modular energy solutions respond to the ever-changing needs of the communities where we work and live. Our ability to partner with independent power producers, EPCs, strategic investors and governments to deliver these power projects strengthens the trust and confidence that our customers place in us”.

100 power plants across renewables, gas and steam plants generating over 46GW of power

Over 300 installed turbines providing equivalent power for up to 250 million people

100th Power plant milestone reached in Angola with recent fast, mobile TM2500 gas power installations

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