PIC Awarded O&M Support Contract for 700MW Coal Facility
ATLANTA (Nov. 6, 2008) – PIC Group, Inc. is pleased to announce it has entered into an operations and maintenance (O&M) support contract with Longview Power, LLC, a subsidiary of GenPower Holdings L.P., for the 700 MW supercritical pulverized coal-fired Longview Project located in Maidsville, W.Va.
The Longview Project will consist of a state-of-the-art PC steam generator utilizing Siemens advanced BENSON vertical tube supercritical steam technology. The steam generator will fire local bituminous coal from the adjacent MEPCO coal mine and provide steam to a single supercritical reheat turbine. The advanced supercritical steam technology will produce electricity very efficiently making this plant one of the cleanest solid fuel plants in the nation. A consortium of Siemens Power Generation and Aker Construction are building the Longview Project and Foster Wheeler is supplying the boiler.
For this project, PIC’s work includes the development of O&M administrative programs, procedures, management services and the recruitment of personnel; environmental, health, and safety programs; CMMS implementation; and commissioning oversight. Longview has a scheduled commercial operation date of early 2011.
“We are excited about being part of the Longview Project and working closely with the Longview management team,” said Bruce Wertz, director of O&M Services for PIC Group, Inc. “We understand the importance this project has to the local community and we are committed to doing our part to bring it online safely, effectively and efficiently.”
About GenPower:
GenPower pursues the development, acquisition, and operation of electric power generation facilities. Utilizing a multi-fuel strategy that optimizes energy efficiency, GenPower provides safe and reliable energy that focuses on environmental benefits and the best available technologies. The Company has extensive experience with myriad traditional and renewable fuels. To date, GenPower has successfully developed over $5 billion in power generation assets. Its committed, veteran leadership brings unparalleled industry experience to local
About PIC Group, Inc.:
PIC, headquartered in Marietta, Ga. and established in 1988, is a leading provider of global service solutions to the power generation industry. PIC offers a complete portfolio of services including installation, full scope turbine and boiler outage services, balance of plant mechanical services, equipment commissioning, integrated plant start-up, operations and maintenance, and complete staffing solutions for all aspects of power project development and execution. PIC delivers “The Best Of The Best”® personnel, process and programs to meet its customers’ facility and project needs. As of March 2008, PIC Group, Inc. is a wholly owned subsidiary of Marubeni Corporation, a publicly listed company headquartered in Tokyo, Japan with $41.6 billion in revenue and approximately $5.9 billion in gross profit. Marubeni was founded in 1858 and currently has 124 offices in 74 different countries around the world. For more information on PIC Group, Inc. or Marubeni Corporation, visit www.picworld.com or www.marubeni.com


