February 23, 2006---GE Energy was awarded a $9.2 million contract by Mondi Business Paper South Africa to provide an LM2500+ aeroderivative gas turbine generating set for its facility in Richards Bay, South Africa. This represents the first natural gas-fired industrial cogeneration project in South Africa.
The LM2500+ gas turbine generating set is configured with a six-stage, low-speed power turbine and a dry low emissions combustor. It will be supplied with chilling coils in the gas turbine inlet system.