• Award recognizes strong project execution on Eskom’s Medupi
• Medupi is a 6×794 MW power plant under construction that will cover the energy needs of approximately 3.5 million households
• Unit 6 achieved commercial operation on 23 August 2015 and Unit 5 was synchronized to the grid ahead of schedule in September 2016  helping to stabilize the South African grid

GE’s Steam Power Systems, part of GE Power (GE: NYSE) (www.GE.com), has been awarded the Global Project Excellence Gold Award by the International Project Management Association (IPMA) for their work on South Africa’s Medupi Power Plant.

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