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GE Vernova’s Hydropower business to service 840 MW Norway Aurland Hydropower Plant with new Rotorpoles

Paris, June 29, 2023: GE Vernova’s Hydro Power business announced today that it has been selected by Hafslund Eco to deliver new Rotorpoles for the 3x 280 MW / 300 MVA water-cooled generators used by the Aurland 1 hydropower plant in Norway.The replacement of the Rotorpoles on the three water-cooled generators will help maintain the efficiency of the generators for decades. The services activities will be completed between the summer of 2025 and 2027. The Rotorpoles are to be assembled in GE Vernova’s Norway Services Workshop in Lier.

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GE selected to deliver Pumped Storage technology for 200 MW Chira Soria project in Gran Canaria, Spain

GE announced today that it has been selected to deliver six power generating units for the 200 MW Chira Soria Pumped Storage Power Plant in Gran Canaria, SpainThe six Pumped Storage units of 37 MW each will help stabilize the grid in the island by acting act as giant batteriesParis, France - May 4th, 2023: GE announced today that it has been selected - in consortium with Cobra Infrastructuras Hidráulicas - by Red Eléctrica, the sole transmission agent and operator of the national electricity System in Spain, to deliver six Pumped Storage turbines

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GE Renewable Energy awarded contract by PGE Energia Odnawianla S.A. to modernize pumped hydropower storage plant in Poland

GE Hydro Solutions to replace four 125 MW pumped turbines and generators of Porabka ZarGE Hydro Solutions is supporting Poland in accelerating its energy transitionThe rehabilitation project will extend the lifetime of the hydropower plant for several decades and help stabilize the grid in the countryParis, April 27, 2023 – GE Renewable Energy has signed a contract with PGE Odnawialna S.A. to replace the four 125 MW pumped turbines and generators of the Porabka Zar pumped hydro storage plant in Poland.

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GE secures major hydropower refurbishment contract in Pakistan

GE has been selected for the refurbishment of two hydropower units at the Mangla Hydropower Plant in PakistanMangla is a 50 year-old hydropower plant producing 1 GW of renewable energy for Pakistan, one of the largest power plants in the countryPreviously, GE has been selected for the ongoing refurbishment of six other units (1 to 6) at the same siteParis, France : February 16th, 2023 - GE announced today that it has been selected by Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA) for the refurbishment of two hydropower units (9 & 10) a

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Expansão da geração hidrelétrica no Brasil é tema de carta aberta ao Ministério de Minas e Energia

Propostas para alavancar o setor foram discutidas durante reunião entre a International Hydropower Association (IHA) e empresas do setor hidrelétrico, no Rio de Janeiro, e encaminhadas a Alexandre Silveira.

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GE connects all units at 1.2 GW Jinzhai pumped storage hydro power plant in China

GE was selected to deliver 4x 300 MW pumped storage units for the projectAll units passed trial period and are now connected to the gridThe project annual generating capacity represents about 1.4 times the annual household electricity consumption in Jinzhai, ChinaParis, France - 31 January 2023– In line with the planned schedule, all units of the Jinzhai pumped storage power plant have now been successfully connected to grid and completed 15 days of trial operation, by this moment, all units are under commercial

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GE commissions first two 300 MW pumped storage units at Jinzhai hydro power plant, China

GE was selected to deliver four 300 MW pumped storage units for the projectThe first two units passed the trial period and are now connected to the gridThe project annual generating capacity represents about 1.4 times the annual household electricity consumption in JinzhaiGE Hydro Solutions was selected by Anhui Jinzhai Pumped Storage Power Co., LTD, one of the divisions of State Grid XinYuan, to supply four new 300 MW pumped storage turbines, generator-motors as well as the balance of plant equipment for the Anhui Jinzhai pumpe

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GE Renewable Energy to upgrade Turlock and Modesto Irrigation Districts’ Don Pedro Hydroelectric Power Plant in California

GE Renewable Energy to replace four turbines and generators as part of the life extension project of the Don Pedro hydropower plantTurlock Irrigation District and Modesto Irrigation District seek to improve the efficiency, performance, and safety of the power plant’s equipmentThe Provisional Acceptance Test is scheduled for December 2024.Greenwood Village, CO; November 09, 2022 – GE Renewable Energy signed a refurbishment contract with the Turlock Irrigation District (TID) to modernize the powerhouse of

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GE Renewable Energy conquista contrato para manutenção nas usinas hidrelétricas do complexo Belo Monte

· GE, que já havia fornecido parte dos equipamentos das usinas Belo Monte e Pimental, será agora responsável pela manutenção planejada e de rotina destas duas usinas nos próximos cinco anos · Os serviços serão realizados pela GE nas 24 unidades geradoras do complexo localizado no Rio Xingu · Belo Monte possui capacidade instalada de mais de 11 GW, o suficiente para atender a demanda por eletricidade de 60 milhões de pessoas

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GE Renewable Energy awarded contract for maintenance of Belo Monte hydropower plants

GE, which has already supplied some of the equipment for the Belo Monte power plants, will now be responsible for the scheduled and routine maintenance of these plants over the next five yearsGE will maintain a total of 24 power generating units at the project, which is located on the Xingu RiverBelo Monte project has an installed capacity of more than 11 GW - enough electricity to supply 60 million people with clean energySão Paulo, September 28, 2022 – GE Renewable Energy's hydropower business has signed