The project will use solar energy and a new 700MW natural gas power plant to replace a proposedcoal-fired unit.
Sithe Global switches from coal to solar
US Blackstone Group subsidiary Sithe Global will build a solar- photovoltaic power plant of up to 100 megawatts (MW) capacity as part of a $1.4bn plan to provide electricity to southeastern Nevada.
25 March 2010 23:00 GMT
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25 November 2012 11:55 GMT