Toshiba Receives Order to Supply Steam Turbines and Generators for Norte III Combined Cycle Power Plant in Mexico

Toshiba received an order to supply two sets of 175-MW steam turbine and generators (STG) for the Norte III Combined Cycle Power Plant in Chihuahua, Mexico. Toshiba will start delivery of STG to the site from August 2016 and the plant is scheduled to come on line in August 2017. Norte III will be owned and operated by Abengoa, the major Spanish engineering company. The EPC contractor is also Abengoa, and awarded Toshiba the STG contract for Norte III project. Once constructed, the plant will be one of the largest in Mexico with 925 MW.