Panda Power Funds has broken ground at its second CCGT power project in Pennsylvania (United States): the 829 MW Patriot power project is located in Lycoming County, near to Marcellus shale gas deposits. Originally developed by Moxie Energy, the Patriot project will be built by Gemma Power Systems, through a joint venture with the Lane Construction Corporation. Gemma-Lane will serve as the engineering, procurement and construction contractor, and Siemens Energy Inc. will provide the power island package including the natural gas turbines, steam turbines, generators, heat recovery steam generators, and instrument and control systems. Panda expects the Patriot generating station to enter commercial operations in mid-2016.
Panda has five CCGT power plants currently under construction in Texas and Pennsylvania with a total capacity of nearly 4,000 MW and has announced a 778 MW CCGt power plant in Northern Virginia and an 859 MW power facility in Southern Maryland.