Industry publication, December 2001

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A special report by Engineering News-Record and Power magazines

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Table of Contents Market Overview. , . 6 Powerplant market will remain on a high plateau in 2002, but experts say it is likely to begin a decline in 2003 Ji Companies ............................................ .. II The shortage of qualified power contractors is opening doors for new contenders to penetrate the market Contracting Strategies. . ..... 21 Risk-sharing returns to powerplant contracts and rearranges market priorities for participants Labor ...... ............................ .. 28 Market gyrations make hitting targets for skilled crafts an art, but shortages are abating as construction cools off Technologies: Gas . . 35 Gas turbines cut emissions and construction costs I Coal..................................................... . . 43 Low cost and new technology favor “king” coal Hydroelectric .............. .5! Growing need spurs expansion of existing capacity Renewables ................. 53 1\\\ Nontraditional “green” resources tapped for future Nuclear Hoped-for renaissance starts with life extensions Top Ten Owners....................................... 56 . , . 54 I \ Fewer and bigger power owners dominate market as firms build and buy their way into new strategic positions New Powerplants Populate Market ..... 63 List of U.S. plants over 50 Mw that are new, under con­ struction and planned offers state-by-state market trends Viewpoint. . . . . . . 85 Lower power prices and weaker demand have already begun to erode credit, says market analyst Peter Rigby

In this issue of Powerplant Construction, ENR Editor-in-Chief Janice L. Tuchman con- Engineering News-Record and Power maga- ceived the section. Robert Swanekamp, editor­ zines, both flagship publications of The in-chief of Power, Thomas F. Armistead, ENR McGraw-Hill Cos., combine decades of expert- ence in covering construction and energy associate editor; William G. Krizan, ENR Assis- tant Managing Editor; and Richard Korman, I s <e

E ng i n e e r i n g Ne ws -Re cord trends to provide an in-depth report on the ENR Senior Editor, wrote key stories. ENR global market for powerplant construction. Managing Senior Editor Debra K. Rubin and s

POWER Powerplant Construction is the result of ENR Managing Editor John J. Kosowatz edited significant effort by the staffs of both magazines, copy; ENR Art Director Guy Lawrence de- I ENR Associate Publisher Laura Viscusi, Power signed the issue, and ENR’s Agnes Montalban- I ^USiNESSANDTECHNOLOGy FOR THE GLOBAL GENERATION INDOSTRYI Editorial Director Robert G. Schwieger and Salvio managed editorial production. g£ Powerplant Construction’s

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