IRVING, Texas, Nov. 1, 2011 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Global Power Equipment Group Inc. (Nasdaq:GLPW) ("Global Power" or the "Company") announced today that Williams Plant Services, LLC, a division of its Williams Industrial Services Group ("Williams"), has been awarded a contract to provide indirect support services to the Tennessee Valley Authority ("TVA") for the startup of its Watts Bar Unit 2 nuclear reactor.
Under the contract, Williams will provide support services to assist TVA in the final phase of the Watts Bar Unit 2 completion project. The contract value is estimated at $27 million and expected to be completed in the third quarter of 2012.
"TVA is a valued and longstanding client," said Ken Robuck, President of Williams. "We are excited to play a role in the next phase of their growth at the Watts Bar nuclear facility."
The Watts Bar Unit 2 Nuclear Plant is located just south of Watts Bar Reservoir on the Tennessee River near Spring City in east Tennessee. TVA expects to begin commercial operation from Unit 2 during the spring of 2013.
About Global Power
Texas-based Global Power Equipment Group Inc. is a design, engineering and manufacturing firm providing a broad array of equipment and services to the global power infrastructure, energy and process industries. Through its Services Division, the Company provides on-site specialty support and outage management services for commercial nuclear reactors in the United States and maintenance services to fossil and hydroelectric power plants and other industrial operations. Through its Products Division, the Company designs, engineers and manufactures a comprehensive portfolio of equipment for gas turbine power plants and power-related equipment for industrial operations, with over 40 years of power generation industry experience. With a strong competitive position in its product lines, the Company benefits from a large installed base of equipment in domestic and international markets. Additional information about Global Power Equipment Group Inc. may be found at www.globalpower.com.
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