The contract award marks China as the site for the first worldwide commercial implementation of the TRIG technology with the goal of producing low-emission, coal-based electricity. The TRIG technology will enable Dongguan to tap into affordable, low rank coal reserves that would otherwise be uneconomic to develop. Once on stream, TRIG will help provide clean, reliable and affordable coal-based electricity for one of the most populous regions in the world. Work is expected to begin immediately.

TRIG coal gasification technology was co-developed with the Southern Company and others and in conjunction with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE).

"KBR is proud that TRIG was selected for this historic implementation in China by virtue of TRIG technology's fit with Beijing Guoneng's long-term business objectives," said John Rose, Group President, KBR Hydrocarbons. "We look forward to helping our client address the region's need for new energy sources in an environmentally responsible way."

Dongguan IGCC Power Plant is the first phase of the total 920MW Sun State IGCC Power Project developed by Beijing Guoneng. This phase of the IGCC Power Plant will generate 120MW of electric power. It is scheduled to be commissioned by February 2011. The second phase will be an 800MW IGCC Power Plant. It is estimated to be completed by 2012.

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