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GE Vernova aeroderivative gas turbine solutions to power Isaac Power Station in Australia

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  • QPM Energy Limited ordered two GE Vernova LM6000* aeroderivative gas turbine packages

  • GE Vernova fuel-flexible turbines are projected to deliver up to 112 MW of electricity

  • GE Vernova’s units are anticipated to supply electricity during periods of peak demand

ATLANTA, GA – (October 23, 2025) – GE Vernova Inc. (NYSE: GEV) today announced that it secured an order from the Australian independent gas producer and energy company QPM Energy Limited (“QPM”) for two of its LM6000* aeroderivative gas packages. GE Vernova’s fuel flexible aeroderivative gas turbine packages are aimed to enable the plant to use QPM’s existing gas reserves or coal mine waste gas (with at least 50% methane) that it collects.

With commissioning scheduled for mid-2027, GE Vernova turbine packages are projected to deliver up to 112 MW of electricity at QPM’s Isaac Power Station, enhancing the expansion of QPM’s existing Moranbah gas production and infrastructure assets – the QPM’s Isaac Energy Hub (IEH).

“The development of the Isaac Power Station meets the State Government’s call for more gas-fired generation as flexible, gas-fired generation is clearly essential for supporting grid stability during the energy transition,” said QPM Chief Executive Officer David Wrench.  “GE Vernova’s flexible units are anticipated to supply electricity during periods of peak demand. This daily peak generally arises after sunset, as solar generation decreases and households increase their energy usage for various activities.”                                                       

Aeroderivative gas turbine solutions, like GE Vernova’s LM6000, are built for high cycling capability, which allows power plant operators to get up and running—and on the grid—quickly. With capability to reach full power within around five minutes from start-up, LM6000 aeroderivative gas turbines have a nominal ramp rate of around 30 MW/min, providing a fast primary frequency control response for better grid support.                                                                     

“We are excited to contribute to the growth of QPM’s energy business, while supporting grid stability and reliability in Queensland as the state accelerates its transition to a more sustainable renewable powered future,” stated Ramesh Singaram, President & CEO of GE Vernova's Gas Power Business for the Asia Pacific region.

The LM6000 aeroderivative gas turbines are well-suited for both peaking and base load generation, as well as grid firming applications, offering the flexibility to start and stop multiple times per day if needed.  With over 40 million operating hours and more than 1,300 units shipped, the LM6000 aeroderivative gas turbine is a leader in the 40 to 60 MW space.

Australia has been part of GE Vernova’s heritage for more than 125 years. The Pyrmont Bridge was one of GE Vernova’s first projects in Australia, and one of the first electric-powered bridges in the world at the time, marking the start of the company’s technology and innovation in the region. Today, GE Vernova plays a central role in supporting the nation’s energy transition, with 80% of the national grid operating on GE Vernova’s electrification software, 40% of Australia’s major utilities using GE Vernova technologies, 50% of Australia’s power fleet is serviced by GE Vernova. GE Vernova’s portfolio covers all areas of the energy sector, with technologies across wind, gas, grid and digital solutions, helping Australian providers decarbonize while maintaining energy reliability and cost efficiency.

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Financial Editors:  Please note this order was booked in the third quarter of 2025.

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About GE Vernova

GE Vernova Inc. (NYSE: GEV) is a purpose-built global energy company that includes Power, Wind, and Electrification segments and is supported by its accelerator businesses. Building on over 130 years of experience tackling the world’s challenges, GE Vernova is uniquely positioned to help lead the energy transition by continuing to electrify the world while simultaneously working to decarbonize it. GE Vernova helps customers power economies and deliver electricity that is vital to health, safety, security, and improved quality of life. GE Vernova is headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S., with approximately 75,000 employees across approximately 100 countries around the world. Supported by the Company’s purpose, The Energy to Change the World, GE Vernova technology helps deliver a more affordable, reliable, sustainable, and secure energy future.

GE Vernova’s Gas Power business engineers advanced, efficient natural gas-powered technologies and services, along with decarbonization solutions that aim to help electrify a lower carbon future. It is a global leader in gas turbines and power plant technologies and services with the industry’s largest installed base. 

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This document contains forward-looking statements – that is, statements related to future events that by their nature address matters that are, to different degrees, uncertain. These forward-looking statements often address GE Vernova’s expected future business and financial performance and financial condition, and the expected performance of its products, the impact of its services and the results they may generate or produce, and often contain words such as “expect,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “plan,” “believe,” “seek,” “see,” “will,” “would,” “estimate,” “forecast,” “target,” “preliminary,” or “range.” Forward-looking statements by their nature address matters that are, to different degrees, uncertain, such as statements about planned and potential transactions, investments or projects and their expected results and the impacts of macroeconomic and market conditions and volatility on the Company’s business operations, financial results and financial position and on the global supply chain and world economy.

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GE Vernova inaugurates its first repair center for enhanced aero-derivative gas turbine support in southern Latin America

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  • A new GE Vernova repair service center has opened in Argentina to support outage needs in Argentina, Brazil, Chile and Uruguay

  • Lean methodologies will help improve lead times for delivering aero gas turbines components 

  • Project aligns with GE Vernova’s plans to expand gas turbine repair capabilities worldwide

Neuquen ARGENTINA (October 23, 2025) - GE Vernova Inc. (NYSE: GEV) today celebrated the opening of a new Repair Service Center in the Parque industrial Centenario, in the Neuquén Province, Argentina. The new facility marks GE Vernova’s first repair center for GE Vernova’s Aeroderivative business in Latin America and is expected to boost repair capabilities for GE Vernova’s aero derivatives gas turbines fleet based in Argentina, Brazil, Chile and Uruguay.

Owners of aero derivative gas turbines in these countries can benefit from significant improvements to lead time and delivery of repaired components in support of their outage needs. Aero derivative gas turbines will no longer need to be shipped to a repair center outside of Latin America, which may result in substantial reduction - which can be up to a year - of component delivery times.

“This project is aligned to GE Vernova plans to expand its gas turbine repair capabilities globally,” according to Luis Leal, General Manager Aero Services Americas, Gas Power GE Vernova. “By applying lean practices and advanced repair technologies, our Repair Service Center in Centenario can set a new benchmark for repair excellence. The new facility will help us to better serve our customers and ensure that our legacy equipment remains competitive, while effectively addressing the support and maintenance needs throughout southern Latin America.”

This facility will initially offer LMS100* maintenance services and is planned to expand its capabilities to include LM2500* and LM6000* gas turbines solutions by the end of 2026. By providing maintenance locally, GE Vernova will help alleviate import and export bottlenecks that have historically affected turnaround times.

With approximately 6,600 employees in Latin America, GE Vernova is serving its customers by providing solutions to help deliver a more affordable, reliable, sustainable, and secure energy future.

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About GE Vernova

GE Vernova Inc. (NYSE: GEV) is a purpose-built global energy company that includes Power, Wind, and Electrification segments and is supported by its accelerator businesses. Building on over 130 years of experience tackling the world’s challenges, GE Vernova is uniquely positioned to help lead the energy transition by continuing to electrify the world while simultaneously working to decarbonize it. GE Vernova helps customers power economies and deliver electricity that is vital to health, safety, security, and improved quality of life. GE Vernova is headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S., with approximately 75,000 employees across approximately 100 countries around the world. Supported by the Company’s purpose, The Energy to Change the World, GE Vernova technology helps deliver a more affordable, reliable, sustainable, and secure energy future.

GE Vernova’s Gas Power business engineers advanced, efficient natural gas-powered technologies and services, along with decarbonization solutions that aim to help electrify a lower carbon future. It is a global leader in gas turbines and power plant technologies and services with the industry’s largest installed base. 

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This document contains forward-looking statements – that is, statements related to future events that by their nature address matters that are, to different degrees, uncertain. These forward-looking statements often address GE Vernova’s expected future business and financial performance and financial condition, and the expected performance of its products, the impact of its services and the results they may generate or produce, and often contain words such as “expect,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “plan,” “believe,” “seek,” “see,” “will,” “would,” “estimate,” “forecast,” “target,” “preliminary,” or “range.” Forward-looking statements by their nature address matters that are, to different degrees, uncertain, such as statements about planned and potential transactions, investments or projects and their expected results and the impacts of macroeconomic and market conditions and volatility on the Company’s business operations, financial results and financial position and on the global supply chain and world economy.

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GE Vernova Hitachi Nuclear Energy and Samsung C&T form strategic alliance to advance deployment of the BWRX-300 small modular reactor

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WILMINGTON, North Carolina (October 7, 2025) – GE Vernova Hitachi Nuclear Energy (GVH) and Samsung C&T, a leading construction and engineering company, have announced a strategic alliance to advance the deployment of the BWRX-300 small modular reactor (SMR) in strategic global markets, outside North America. The two companies will focus their collective efforts on developing the supply chain and project delivery solutions for GVH’s SMR. Further, they will work together in the potential deployment of five BWRX-300s in Sweden.

“With the first unit of our BWRX-300 under construction in Canada, we are well positioned to lead the deployment and scale of the SMR industry,” said Maví Zingoni, CEO Power, GE Vernova. “This collaboration with a leading player like Samsung C&T, which has a solid track-record of helping to deliver nuclear projects safely, on-time and on-budget, will further strengthen the BWRX-300 position among the most advanced, deployment ready, and lowest risk SMR technology available today.”

“This agreement marks a strategic collaboration where Samsung C&T and GVH aim to become global leaders in the nuclear power segment. The collaboration will capitalize on Samsung C&T's extensive experience in nuclear power and infrastructure project execution, combined with GVH's validated technological expertise,” added Se-chul Oh, Samsung C&T CEO.

The first BWRX-300 is under construction at Ontario Power Generation’s Darlington site in Canada, with completion expected by the end of the decade, which will make it the first small modular reactor in the Western World. Key components like the reactor pressure vessel are being manufactured, and site construction is progressing according to plan.

Additionally, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission has accepted and is reviewing Tennessee Valley Authority’s (TVA) application to construct the first BWRX-300 in the U.S., at the utility’s Clinch River site in Oak Ridge, Tennessee; and Orlen Synthos Green Energy (OSGE) has selected Włocławek as the site for Poland’s first SMR. In Sweden, Vattenfall has down-selected the BWRX-300 as it evaluates the construction of new reactors adjacent to its Ringhals plant site on the Värö Peninsula.

Each BWRX-300 can provide approximately 300 MW of electricity, enough to produce the equivalent electricity needed to power 300,000 homes while significantly reducing the complexity and cost associated with traditional nuclear reactors.

Samsung C&T’s Engineering & Construction Group has more than 40 years of engineering and construction experience operating throughout the world. The group spans commercial and residential buildings, civil infrastructure and plant construction. Its landmark projects include Burj Khalifa - the world’s tallest building, the ongoing Riyadh Metro Project in Saudi Arabia, the Qurayyah 4,000MW CCPP Project, and the ongoing Qatar 2,000MW Solar Power Project.  In the nuclear energy sector, the company has successfully delivered 12GW across 10 units, including the 5.6GW Barakah Nuclear Power Plant in the UAE. It has recently undertaken the Nuclear Power Plant refurbishment project and Front-End Engineering Design (FEED) for Small Modular Reactors (SMRs), demonstrating its global competitiveness in large-scale reactor and SMR technologies, and solidifying its expertise across all areas of the nuclear industry.

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(left to right) Jason Cooper, CEO Advanced Nuclear, GVH; Se-chul Oh, Samsung C&T CEO; Maví Zingoni, CEO Power, GE Vernova; Jung E. Kim, SVP, Nuclear Sales & Business Development, Samsung C&T.

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About GE Vernova

GE Vernova Inc. (NYSE: GEV) is a purpose-built global energy company that includes Power, Wind, and Electrification segments and is supported by its accelerator businesses. Building on over 130 years of experience tackling the world’s challenges, GE Vernova is uniquely positioned to help lead the energy transition by continuing to electrify the world while simultaneously working to decarbonize it. GE Vernova helps customers power economies and deliver electricity that is vital to health, safety, security, and improved quality of life. GE Vernova is headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S., with approximately 75,000 employees across approximately 100 countries around the world. Supported by the Company’s purpose, The Energy to Change the World, GE Vernova technology helps deliver a more affordable, reliable, sustainable, and secure energy future.

About GE Vernova Hitachi Nuclear Energy

GE Vernova’s Nuclear energy business, through its global alliance with Hitachi, is a world-leading provider of nuclear fuel bundles, services, and advanced nuclear reactor designs. Technologies include boiling water reactors and small modular reactors, such as the BWRX-300, which is one of the simplest, yet most innovative boiling water reactor designs. GE Vernova’s Nuclear fuel business, Global Nuclear Fuel (GNF), is a world-leading supplier of boiling water reactor fuel and fuel-related engineering services. GNF is a GE Vernova-led joint venture with Hitachi, Ltd. and operates primarily through Global Nuclear Fuel-Americas, LLC in Wilmington, N.C., and Global Nuclear Fuel-Japan Co., Ltd. in Kurihama, Japan. HITACHI is a trademark of Hitachi, Ltd. used under trademark license. GE is a trademark of General Electric Company used under trademark license.

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This document contains forward-looking statements – that is, statements related to future events that by their nature address matters that are, to different degrees, uncertain. These forward-looking statements often address GE Vernova’s expected future business and financial performance and financial condition, and the expected performance of its products, the impact of its services and the results they may generate or produce, and often contain words such as “expect,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “plan,” “believe,” “seek,” “see,” “will,” “would,” “estimate,” “forecast,” “target,” “preliminary,” or “range.” Forward-looking statements by their nature address matters that are, to different degrees, uncertain, such as statements about planned and potential transactions, investments or projects and their expected results and the impacts of macroeconomic and market conditions and volatility on the Company’s business operations, financial results and financial position and on the global supply chain and world economy.

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Global Nuclear Fuel introduces next generation fuel product

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WILMINGTON, North Carolina (October 6, 2025) – Global Nuclear Fuel (GNF, a GE Vernova-led alliance with Hitachi, Ltd.) today announced the introduction of GNF4, a next generation nuclear fuel product built on a 60-year legacy of boiling water reactor (BWR) fuel design innovation and performance.

The 11x11 GNF4 product builds upon the operating history of GNF2 and GNF3 and features two advanced components that are licensed by the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission: Ziron cladding and aluminosilicate doped uranium dioxide pellets.

Ziron cladding was developed to better resist corrosion, ensuring that fuel remains safe and reliable and is an enhancement to the Zircaloy 2 cladding that has been utilized in more than 175,000 GNF fuel assemblies worldwide. Aluminosilicate doped uranium dioxide pellets add an extra layer of reliability. GNF4 will also utilize GNF’s proprietary NSF channel material and Defender+ debris filter.

“GNF4 is engineered to provide plant operators with lower fuel costs per megawatt hour through increased performance and reliability,” said Craig Ranson, Installed Base CEO, GE Vernova Hitachi Nuclear Energy. “Our engineering and supply chain teams are leveraging their BWR expertise to introduce this next generation fuel.” 

GNF4 is being fabricated at GNF’s manufacturing facility in Wilmington, NC. The first lead use assemblies of GNF4 are contracted for deployment in 2026 and full reload quantities are expected to be available in 2030.  

GNF provides a wide range of services to support nuclear power plants including expert core and fuel cycle engineering, reload licensing and core management services, predictive reports and fuel reliability risk assessments, cyber-secure core monitoring and fleet analytics, fuel examination services and consulting on reactor operations and long-term fuel storage. 

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About GE Vernova

GE Vernova Inc. (NYSE: GEV) is a purpose-built global energy company that includes Power, Wind, and Electrification segments and is supported by its accelerator businesses. Building on over 130 years of experience tackling the world’s challenges, GE Vernova is uniquely positioned to help lead the energy transition by continuing to electrify the world while simultaneously working to decarbonize it. GE Vernova helps customers power economies and deliver electricity that is vital to health, safety, security, and improved quality of life. GE Vernova is headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S., with approximately 75,000 employees across approximately 100 countries around the world. Supported by the Company’s purpose, The Energy to Change the World, GE Vernova technology helps deliver a more affordable, reliable, sustainable, and secure energy future.

About GE Vernova Hitachi Nuclear Energy

GE Vernova’s Nuclear energy business, through its global alliance with Hitachi, is a world-leading provider of nuclear fuel bundles, services, and advanced nuclear reactor designs. Technologies include boiling water reactors and small modular reactors, such as the BWRX-300, which is one of the simplest, yet most innovative boiling water reactor designs. GE Vernova’s Nuclear fuel business, Global Nuclear Fuel (GNF), is a world-leading supplier of boiling water reactor fuel and fuel-related engineering services. GNF is a GE Vernova-led joint venture with Hitachi, Ltd. and operates primarily through Global Nuclear Fuel-Americas, LLC in Wilmington, N.C., and Global Nuclear Fuel-Japan Co., Ltd. in Kurihama, Japan. HITACHI is a trademark of Hitachi, Ltd. used under trademark license. GE is a trademark of General Electric Company used under trademark license.

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Emission Impossible: How GE Vernova Is Writing the Blueprint for Capturing CO2 Directly from the Air

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Every industry is aspiring to minimize their CO₂ emissions and achieve net zero. But in some industries, reducing CO₂ emissions is not as straightforward as in others, due to constraints such as mobility, footprint, or inherent process steps that make it hard to decarbonize these sectors. That’s where an innovative solution and a scalable technology called direct air capture (DAC) comes in.

 

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Energizing Georgia’s Future: These Mighty Gas Turbines Can Power the Peach State’s Blossoming Rural Economy

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Data centers, those serried racks of servers, storage devices, and network hardware that keep the internet humming, are dominating the conversation about future energy demand.

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Concept Becomes Reality: How GE Vernova and Ontario Power Generation Are Writing the Next Chapter of Nuclear Power

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As global energy demand grows and nations seek out lower-carbon, more secure power supply, next-generation nuclear can play an important role. Outside Bowmanville, on the north shore of Lake Ontario, Canada, Ontario Power Generation (OPG) and GE Vernova Hitachi Nuclear Energy (GVH), along with other collaborators, are laying the groundwork for the first of four BWRX-300s, a group of small modular reactors (SMRs) that will reliably and safely scale up the country’s grid with 1.2 gigawatts of 24/7 carbon-free power.

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GE Vernova and ESB to modernize Dublin Bay power plant to help boost efficiency and grid reliability

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  • GE Vernova’s Gas Power and Power Conversion & Storage solutions selected to increase performance of the existing GT26 gas turbines powering ESB’s Dublin Bay power station

  • Modernization is expected to add nearly 30 megawatts (MW) of reliable power, helping to improve stability of the national grid and power more Irish homes

  • The project aims to assist ESB’s decarbonization plans by installing upgrades with the potential to burn hydrogen blends in the future 

DUBLIN, IRELAND (September 8, 2025) – Electricity Supply Board (ESB) of Ireland and GE Vernova (NYSE: GEV) have announced a major life extension and modernization project for the Dublin Bay power plant, aimed at enhancing performance, reliability, increasing output, and supporting Ireland’s energy transition goals in line with ESB’s Net Zero by 2040 carbon emissions strategy.

Under a new contractual service agreement, GE Vernova will implement its GT26 High Efficiency (HE) upgrade along with its SEMIPOLTM technology for Static Excitation Equipment (SEE) and Startup Frequency Converter (SFC). This life extension project is expected to be completed in 2026.

Commissioned in 2002, the Dublin Bay facility currently generates up to 415 Megawatts (MW) using a single -shaft GT26 gas turbine.

The major life extension project is expected to deliver:

·       Up to 30 MW of additional power, which is the power needed to supply the equivalent of approximately approximately 30,000 Irish homes annually

·       Efficiency gains of up to 1.8% at baseload, leading to 5% carbon dioxide (CO2) reduction

·       Improved grid stability through advanced excitation and frequency conversion systems

·       Lower carbon intensity, supporting ESB’s decarbonization strategy and enabling future use of hydrogen fuel blends.

“Although Dublin Bay is already one of our most efficient plants, we saw an opportunity in having an even more important role in delivering our Net Zero carbon emissions strategy by further enhancing its performance, reliability and sustainability.” said Arkadiusz Galant, Dublin Stations Manager, ESB. “Our life extension project in 2026 will help us to deliver more power allowing us to provide electricity for Irish households over the next decade while being more efficient with lower emissions and enabling possible future hydrogen blends.”

“This project builds on our long-standing partnership with ESB,” said Joseph Anis, President and CEO of GE Vernova's Gas Power business in Europe, Middle East, and Africa “The GT26 HE upgrade and SEMIPOL™ technologies will not only increase output and efficiency but also provide the flexibility and reliability needed to support Ireland’s evolving energy landscape.”

About the GT26 HE Upgrade
Introduced in 2019 to support the utilization and competitiveness of the GT26 gas turbine, this upgrade integrates advanced technology from GE Vernova’s F and H class fleets, including additive manufactured parts and innovations in aerodynamics, materials and combustion. The performance improvement that the HE solution can deliver is attributable to technology breakthroughs across every major component of the GT26 gas turbine - turbine, compressor and combustor - that helps decrease fuel costs while increasing full-load output and extend maintenance intervals.

Located mostly in Europe, Middle East, Latin America and Asia, the GT26 gas turbine fleet of more than 100 units delivers an approximate total of 37 gigawatt of power capacity and can combust up to 40 percent of hydrogen with natural gas.

About SEMIPOL™ Static Excitation and Startup frequency converter technology
The Power Conversion & Storage business works with customers in utilities and industries that benefit from power stability solutions.  The combination of SEMIPOL™ SEE and SFC conversion systems are crucial for generator startups in gas power plants, synchronizing the generator on the grid, and managing the effects of grid power and frequency variation. This allows for smooth startups and helps to reduce mechanical stress, extend equipment life, and lower maintenance cost.  It has an installed base of over 1,000 SEE & SFC systems.

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Financial Editors:  Please note this order was booked in the first quarter of 2025.

To learn more on the upgrade: https://vernova.is/4gjsCjI

About ESB
ESB was established in 1927 as a statutory body under the Electricity (Supply) Act, 1927. With a holding of 97.1%, ESB is majority owned by the Irish Government. The remaining 2.9% is held by the trustees of an Employee Share Ownership Plan. As a strong, diversified utility, ESB operates across the electricity market, from generation through transmission and distribution, to supply of customers in addition to using our networks to carry fibre for telecommunications. ESB is the leading Irish utility with a regulated asset base of approximately €14 billion (comprising ESB Networks €11bn and NIE Networks €3bn), a 25% share of generation in the all-island market and retail businesses supplying electricity and gas to almost 1.9 million customer accounts throughout the island of Ireland and Great Britain. During the year ended 31 December 2024, ESB Group employed an average of 9,600 people. 
Visit esb.ie to learn more about ESB.

 

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About GE Vernova

GE Vernova Inc. (NYSE: GEV) is a purpose-built global energy company that includes Power, Wind, and Electrification segments and is supported by its accelerator businesses. Building on over 130 years of experience tackling the world’s challenges, GE Vernova is uniquely positioned to help lead the energy transition by continuing to electrify the world while simultaneously working to decarbonize it. GE Vernova helps customers power economies and deliver electricity that is vital to health, safety, security, and improved quality of life. GE Vernova is headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S., with approximately 75,000 employees across approximately 100 countries around the world. Supported by the Company’s purpose, The Energy to Change the World, GE Vernova technology helps deliver a more affordable, reliable, sustainable, and secure energy future.

GE Vernova’s Gas Power business engineers advanced, efficient natural gas-powered technologies and services, along with decarbonization solutions that aim to help electrify a lower carbon future. It is a global leader in gas turbines and power plant technologies and services with the industry’s largest installed base. 

GE Vernova’s Power Conversion & Storage business combines advanced energy conversion and storage systems to meet the electrification needs of utilities and industries. With a focus on industrial electrification, power stability, and energy storage solutions, Power Conversion & Storage empowers customers by addressing their most complex electrification challenges and accelerating their transition to a sustainable, decarbonized future.

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This document contains forward-looking statements – that is, statements related to future events that by their nature address matters that are, to different degrees, uncertain. These forward-looking statements often address GE Vernova’s expected future business and financial performance and financial condition, and the expected performance of its products, the impact of its services and the results they may generate or produce, and often contain words such as “expect,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “plan,” “believe,” “seek,” “see,” “will,” “would,” “estimate,” “forecast,” “target,” “preliminary,” or “range.” Forward-looking statements by their nature address matters that are, to different degrees, uncertain, such as statements about planned and potential transactions, investments or projects and their expected results and the impacts of macroeconomic and market conditions and volatility on the Company’s business operations, financial results and financial position and on the global supply chain and world economy.

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First Time’s a Charm: Deft Planning and Smooth Teamwork Helped These Pakistani Engineers to Ace a Stern Turbine Test

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GE Vernova investit dans l'agrandissement de ses installations au Québec pour soutenir les objectifs énergétiques ambitieux du Québec et du Canada.

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  • GE Vernova prévoit d’investir 22,2 M CAD dans ses usines au Québec, pour ses sites hydroélectriques de Sorel-Tracy et de réseau à La Prairie.

     

  • 16,2 M CAD pour accroître la capacité de son usine de fabrication hydroélectrique à Sorel-Tracy afin d’aider à répondre à la demande de modernisation de l’hydroélectricité.

     

  • 6 M CAD pour développer les capacités de son site de La Prairie, spécialisé dans les équipements haute tension pour le transport d’électricité, afin de mieux desservir le marché nord-américain.

BROSSARD, CANADA (26 aout 2025) – GE Vernova Inc. (NYSE: GEV) a annoncé aujourd'hui un plan d'investissement de 22,2 millions de dollars canadiens dans ses usines du Québec, pour ses sites de production d'hydroélectricité à Sorel-Tracy et de réseau à La Prairie.

Les besoins énergétiques du Canada devraient doubler d'ici 2050. Au Québec, les projections de la demande indiquent une augmentation allant jusqu'à 35 % d'ici 2035. À cet égard, le Québec prévoit des investissements de 150 milliards de dollars — faisant partie du plan d'action 2035 d'Hydro-Québec d'environ 200 milliards de dollars — pour moderniser le réseau, augmenter la capacité hydroélectrique et éolienne, et moderniser les infrastructures.* Dans ce contexte, GE Vernova augmente la capacité de ses installations au Québec pour répondre aux besoins croissants des clients, améliorer la résilience énergétique et assurer la sécurité énergétique à long terme.

Capacité accrue pour l'hydroélectricité

GE Vernova investit 16,2 millions de dollars canadiens pour augmenter la capacité de son usine de fabrication de composants hydroélectriques à Sorel-Tracy. L’investissement de l’entreprise est soutenu par un prêt gouvernemental pouvant atteindre 2,5 M CAD. L’expansion comprend l’agrandissement de la superficie du site d'environ 20 % et l'installation d'un nouvel équipement destinée à la fabrication de composants de grande dimension. Dans le cadre de cette expansion, 28 nouveaux emplois attendus, en plus des 75 emplois qui sont consolidés.

L'installation de Sorel-Tracy est un centre de production de turbines, appuyant des projets hydroélectriques à travers le Canada et dans le monde entier. Avec près de soixante-dix ans d'expertise — remontant à 1957 — le site se concentre désormais sur des composants voués à la modernisation des infrastructures hydroélectriques, contribuant à accélérer la transition énergétique. L'activité Hydro Power de GE Vernova compte aujourd'hui près de cinq cents employés au Canada, dont près de cent à Sorel-Tracy.

L'agrandissement de Sorel-Tracy permettra à GE Vernova de répondre à la forte demande en hydroélectricité, notamment pour les projets de modernisation au Canada. L'hydroélectricité fournit environ 60 % de l'électricité du Canada, mais l'âge moyen des centrales hydroélectriques est de 53 ans. La modernisation de cette flotte sera essentielle pour répondre à la demande croissante avec une énergie plus propre et plus fiable.

“Pour exécuter efficacement ces projets dans une industrie à capacité limitée, GE Vernova a établi une entente de collaboration à long terme avec divers propriétaires d'actifs hydroélectriques, ce qui permettra un engagement précoce et une collaboration étroite entre les entreprises, offrant la visibilité à long terme nécessaire pour planifier, concevoir et sécuriser la chaîne d'approvisionnement des projets. Le carnet de commandes attendu lié à ces accords nécessite l'expansion du site de Sorel-Tracy.” explique Frederic Ribieras, CEO de l’entité Hydro Power de GE Vernova.

GE Vernova et Ontario Power Generation (OPG) ont signé un accord de 15 ans donnant à GE Vernova l'exclusivité pour moderniser jusqu'à 25 unités dans les centrales hydroélectriques d'OPG dans la région de Niagara. Les turbines dédiées à ces projets seront fabriquées à Sorel-Tracy.

Investissements dans la protection du réseau

GE Vernova investit plus de 6 millions de dollars canadiens pour augmenter les capacités de son installation à La Prairie, qui se spécialise dans les équipements haute tension pour la transmission d'énergie, afin de mieux servir le marché nord-américain. Cette expansion intervient alors que l'installation célèbre 60 ans d'innovation continue et d'évolution, soulignant son engagement de longue date à s'adapter aux besoins changeants des clients.

La sécurisation de l'avenir énergétique du Canada dépend de la modernisation significative du réseau électrique national, et cette expansion jouera un rôle essentiel dans cet effort. Les capacités améliorées permettront notamment à Hydro-Québec, un client clé, de faire avancer son ambitieux plan d'action en répondant à la demande croissante de disjoncteurs à réservoir mort — des composants essentiels pour assurer la fiabilité et la résilience du réseau.

Heather Chalmers, CEO Canada, GE Vernova, a dit : “Notre technologie fournit près de 40 % de l'électricité du Canada et ces investissements représentent notre engagement à sécuriser l'avenir énergétique du Canada et à aider nos clients à répondre au doublement de la demande tout en accélérant l'innovation et le développement technologique canadien.”

Les plans de GE Vernova ont été dévoilés lors d'une cérémonie d'inauguration à Sorel-Tracy, en présence de Carlos Leitão, Secrétaire parlementaire de la ministre de l’Industrie pour les régions du Québec, Jean-Bernard Émond, Député de Richelieu, Patrick Péloquin, maire de Sorel-Tracy, et Hubert Bolduc, Président d’Investissement Québec International.

« À travers le monde, GE Vernova est un acteur majeur de la transition énergétique en cours. Grâce à l’accroissement de ses activités à Sorel-Tracy, son projet l’amènera à répondre à la forte demande en hydroélectricité, notamment pour les projets de modernisation au Canada, au bénéfice de l’économie chez nous, dans Richelieu. Je félicite toute l’équipe pour son excellent travail et pour sa détermination à faire de GE Vernova une entreprise prospère de la Montérégie! » Jean-Bernard Émond, député de Richelieu

« Sorel-Tracy occupe une place stratégique dans l’industrie hydroélectrique. C’est à Sorel-Tracy que de nombreuses turbines des grands barrages québécois d’Hydro-Québec ont été construites au 20e siècle. Et des décennies plus tard, c’est à Sorel-Tracy que les grandes turbines québécoises et canadiennes seront modernisées grâce à notre expertise locale reconnue partout dans le monde! Quelle excellente nouvelle! Cet investissement de GE Vernova aura des répercussions positives pour plusieurs entreprises soreloises spécialisées en production de pièces pour le marché de l’hydroélectricité. » Patrick Péloquin, maire de Sorel-Tracy

Au Canada, l'équipe de GE Vernova, composée de plus de 2 400 employés talentueux et soutenue par un héritage de plus de 130 ans, apporte des changements significatifs en soutenant nos clients d'un océan à l'autre avec des solutions de production, transmission, conversion, stockage et orchestration de l'énergie.

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Notes à l’intention des rédacteurs

L’investissement de 16,2 M CAD dans l’installation de Sorel-Tracy représente le montant total investi par GE Vernova pour l’agrandissement du site sur une période de trois ans, entre 2024 et 2026. L’investissement de l’entreprise est soutenu par un prêt gouvernemental pouvant atteindre 2,5 M CAD, dont 1,5 M CAD lié à l’agrandissement de l’usine et à de nouvelles machines de fabrication à grande échelle.

*Selon les projections d’Hydro-Québec et du gouvernement du Québec.

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