Mitsubishi will produce steam and gas turbines on the site, and will also service turbines and related components for power generation. The plant, which will be constructed in three phases is expected to serve the company’s customers in North and South America.
The company said that construction of the facility will begin this year on the first phase of the plant, which will manufacture gas turbine combustor components to support operating units in the Western Hemisphere and new turbines worldwide. The company will start hiring in early 2010.
In phase two, Mitsubishi will build service capabilities to support turbine rotor, rotor balancing, valve and other large component repairs and upgrades for gas and steam turbines. During the third and final phase, the company will manufacture and assemble the next generation of low-emission gas turbines.
Koji Hasegawa, president and CEO of MPSA, said: “This marks another key milestone in our long-term goal of locating equipment manufacturing and critical service support much nearer to our important customers.”
Reportedly, Mitsubishi chose the Savannah site after a search throughout the Southeastern US that began in late 2007. The 119-acre site, located near the intersection of Interstates 95 and 16 near Pooler, is part of the Chatham County Industrial Site, also known as Georgia’s megasite.
