Williams announced plans to develop a 1,230 MW gas-fired power plant near Fairburn, GA, to support a power supply deal the company signed with customers in the state. The plant is scheduled for completion in 2004. “This new facility will assist us in developing our growing portfolio of power agreements in Georgia,” said Bill Hobbs, president of Williams energy marketing. “We recently announced full-requirements power agreement with several Georgia Electric Membership Corporations and this new facility will strategically fit our plan to expand our power portfolio in this market, as well as all of the southeast.” The permitting is expected to take approximately one year to complete before construction of the plant will begin.

AltaGas announced that it is increasing its gas processing capacity by 20 MMcf/d with facility expansions at two of its operating areas. Capital investment in the projects is expected to total $8 million. The company will be increasing processing capacity in its Central Border operating area to 114 MMcf/d by expanding its Esther plant by 11 MMcf/d by the end of the second quarter. Exploration and production companies are very active in the Central Border area that straddles the Alberta and Saskatchewan border. The Esther expansion will be immediately filled by gas currently tied-in but not producing at capacity and from new gas discoveries. AltaGas also is in the process of applying to increase processing capacity in its Bantry area to 27 MMcf/d with an expansion of its Bantry sour gas plant and the construction of a 20-mile gathering pipeline. The project will tie-in a significant new gas discovery and is expected to be completed in the fourth quarter.

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