×

GE.com has been updated to serve our three go-forward companies.

Please visit these standalone sites for more information

GE Aerospace | GE Vernova | GE HealthCare 

Press Release

GE Supplies First Gas Turbine to Tobago to Enhance Grid Stability and Growth

January 24, 2019
  • GE has provided the island of Tobago with its first gas turbine, a LM2500 aeroderivative gas turbine, for the Trinidad and Tobago’s Electricity Commission’s Cove Power Plant
  • The power plant expansion was inaugurated in November 2018 and is stabilizing the island’s grid by providing steady, sustainable base load power to island residents and visitors
  • Cove Power plant provides the equivalent electricity needed by more than 28,000 households using the most reliable gas turbine in its class

ATLANTA - January 24, 2019 -

business unit
tags
Press Release

GE Contracted to Build Latin America's Largest e-House for Comperj Complex

November 21, 2018

RIO DE JANEIRO-21 November 2018-GE Power (NYSE: GE) was recently chosen by Kerui Metodo Construção e Montagem S.A, led by China’s Shandong Kerui Petroleum and Brazil’s Metodo Potencial, to provide the e-house solution, which will be part of the construction of a natural gas processing unit in Itaboraí, Rio de Janeiro state.

business unit
tags
Press Release

GE to Start the Modernization of One of the World's Largest Hydro Power Plants

November 15, 2018
  • Itaipu Dam is Starting a Global Modernization, Replacing Obsolete Equipment by More Advanced Technologies
  • The GE Consortium Will Provide Electrical Equipment for the 24 Overhead Cranes and Gantries Needed to Lift Heavy Equipment for the Plant Revamp
  • GE’s Contribution Will Guarantee a 20-Year Extension of the Cranes’ Operating Lifetime

PARIS-14 November 2018-The GE (NYSE: GE) consortium, established by GE Power and CIE Sociedad Anonima, has been chosen by Itaipu Binacional to provide electrical equipment for the early stages of th

business unit
tags
Press Release

YPF Luz and GE Renewable Energy to construct Los Teros Wind Farm in Azul, Argentina

November 15, 2018
  • An investment of US$ 144 million is expected. 
  • The energy produced is equivalent to the consumption of 160,000 homes and may reduce about 5.5 million tons of CO2 in 20 years.

Buenos Aires, November 15, 2018 - YPF Luz has signed an agreement with GE Renewable Energy for the construction of Los Teros Wind Farm, located in Azul, Province of Buenos Aires. The construction will begin in November. The project will employ around 150 people during the construction phase and an investment of US $144 million is expected.

business unit
tags
Press Release

GE Will Provide Replacement Service to One of the Largest Steel Plants in Brazil

October 11, 2018
  • GE Will Replace the Electric Equipment for Companhia Siderúrgica Nacional, One of the Largest and Oldest Steel Plants in Brazil
  • The Upgrade Service Will Help Improve the Plant’s Operation Efficiency and Reliability

Paris - 11 October 2018 - GE Power (NYSE: GE) has recently been selected by Companhia Siderúrgica Nacional (CSN), one of the largest steel producers in Latin America, to replace its converter in the steel plant in Volta Redonda, Brazil.

business unit
Press Release

GE and Construtora Quebec Partner to Build the Power Plant in Brazil

September 06, 2018
  • GE Will Provide LV5 1,500-Volt Solar Inverters
  • GE and EPC Construtora Quebec Will Also Collaborate on the Verde Vale III Project in Brazil for the Full Electrical Balance of Plant Solution
  • In Total, GE Has Provided More than 1 Gigawatt of Solar Inverters to Brazil’s Solar Industry

GUANAMBI, BAHIA STATE, BRAZIL - 03 Sept 2018 - GE Power (NYSE: GE) was chosen by EPC Construtora Quebec, a Brazilian engineering company, to provide its 4.4-megawatt (MW) and 2.2-MW LV5 1,500-volt inverters and skids for the 14-MW Verde Vale III project

business unit
Press Release

GE's Cross-Fleet Gas Turbine Solutions Help GPG's Tuxpan Plant Compete in Mexico's Power Industry

August 28, 2018
  • Upgrades to M501F Gas Turbines and Other Components Deliver Industry-Leading Performance, Achieving an Output Increase of 9.2 Percent and a 2.9 Percent Efficiency Improvement on One of Tuxpan’s Gas Turbines
  • GE Collaborated with Global Power Generation (GPG), a Subsidiary of Naturgy Energy Group, to Deliver a Total Plant Solution for Tuxpan Power Plant
  • Results Exceeded GPG’s Expectations, Positioning the Site to Dispatch More Power to the Mexican Grid and Improve Operating and Maintenance Costs
  • Upgrades Completed
    business unit
    tags
Press Release

GE Renewable Energy awarded first wind deal in Chile

May 09, 2018
  • Will provide six of its 3.6-137 turbines to be installed at two wind sites in Southern Chile
  • A key step to enter renewable energy arena in Chile and build on GE’s 90-year presence in the country

Santiago, Chile - May 9 2018 - GE Renewable Energy today announced its first wind energy project in Chile with Arroyo Energy Compañía de Energías Renovables Limitada. GE will be supplying six 3.6 MW turbines with 137-meter rotors and 110 meters tower.

business unit
tags
Press Release

Celse And GE Close Brl 3.2 Billion Project Financing Bond From Goldman Sachs For Largest Gas Power Plant In Brazil

April 25, 2018
  • Goldman Sachs issued a BRL 3.2 billion bond, backed by Swiss export credit agency (ECA), SERV (“insurer”), in Brazilian currency (REAL, BRL), a market first for bond issuers and insurers.
  • GE is the Engineering Procurement and Construction provider on the Centrais Elétricas de Sergipe S.A.
    business unit
    tags
Press Release

GE Signs Historic $300M Transactional Services Deal to Help Improve Maintenance Inspections of 11 Petrobras Power Plants in Brazil

April 16, 2018
  • Historic Agreement is GE’s Largest Transactional Power Generation Services Deal in Latin America
  • GE’s Maintenance Services Helps Ensure Petrobras’ Long-Term Outage Schedule Throughout the Country
  • Deal Includes New Parts, Repairs, Service Inspections and Outages for 41 Gas Turbines, Three Steam Turbines and 13 Generators at 11 Plants in Brazil that provide 13 Percent of the Country’s Thermal Power Generation​

 

business unit
tags
Subscribe to Latin America