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APR Energy awarded project

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APR Energy, a global leader in fasttrack power solutions, has announced that it has signed a 12 month contract with US Virgin Islands Water and Power Authority (WAPA) to provide 25MW of power generation using liquid petroleum gas (LPG). The project features a retrofitted GE TM2500+ mobile gas turbine, the first ever to be commercially operated on LPG – a significant milestone that will provide customers access to a cheaper and cleaner-burning alternative to other conventional petroleum-based fuels.

The project is the latest in a string of business wins for APR Energy since being privatised at the beginning of the year, bringing the total of new awards, extensions and expansions in 2016 to more than 1GW. The project also is the company's sixth award in the past year using mobile gas turbines.

"This first of its kind project will enable the USVI to leverage its significant investment in LPG infrastructure by greatly reducing the cost and environmental impact of power generation," said APR Energy Executive Chairman John Campion. "Experts are forecasting a 15% increase in the price of diesel fuel during the next two years, while LPG prices are expected to remain stable. Using LPG should provide WAPA with significant savings compared with diesel-powered reciprocating engines, which are common in the Caribbean."

"The switch to the lower cost and cleaner burning LPG, as the primary source of fuel in generating electricity in the Virgin Islands, has been the single biggest capital project WAPA has undertaken in recent history," said WAPA Executive Director and CEO Julio Rhymer, Sr. "We are excited about potentially providing lower rates for our customers and are pleased that with today's contract signing APR Energy will be part of our energy solution in the Virgin Islands. For years now, WAPA has had a positive relationship with APR Energy, and we are pleased to work with them in becoming the world's first electric utility to place an LPG-fired TM2500+ into commercial operation."

Campion expects this project to serve as a model for other utilities looking to benefit quickly from LPG as an alternative, cheaper fuel source. "Interest in LPG is growing in many markets around the world, especially in the Caribbean and parts of Africa and Asia, where availability of the fuel has expanded significantly in the last few years," Campion said. "The TM2500+ turbine is one of the few fasttrack technologies capable of running on LPG, and it offers customers the added flexibility to switch quickly and seamlessly between fuels based on price and availability."

The new project supplements APR Energy's existing 25MW diesel-fuelled turbine plant installed in 2012 for WAPA, bringing its total generation at the site to 50MW.

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