The Public Utility Commission of Texas has approved Entergy Texas' proposal to build the 993 MW combined-cycle Montgomery County power station (MCPS) in Texas (United States). Entergy Texas filed its proposal for the construction of the MCPS in October 2016. The construction of the combined-cycle natural gas power plant (CCGT) is scheduled to start in the first quarter of 2019 and the facility is expected to be completed by mid-2021. Entergy did not unveil the amounts of the investments but they could reach as much as US$1bn.
Entenrgy Texas is a subsidiary of the US utility Entergy Corporation. Entergy owns and operates power plants with a combined capacity of about 30 GW, of which 9 GW of nuclear power. It is currently seeking to develop its portfolio of gas-fired assets. In June 2017, its subsidiary Entergy Louisiana received an approval from the Louisiana Public Service Commission for the construction of the 994 MW Lake Charles combined-cycle power station in Westlake (Louisiana, US). The facility is scheduled to become operational by June 2020 and is expected to cost US$872m, including transmission costs.
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