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Planned power plant in Maryland would spawn 700-800 construction jobs

Published Aug. 26, 2013
By
Ron Gallagher Contributing Editor
Panda Power Funds

Dive summary:

  • In a bit of good news for the commercial construction sector, Panda Power Funds says it will get financing and regulators' permission to build an 859-megawatt combined-cycle power plant in an industrial area of Brandywine, Md., in the sohtern portion of the state.
  • Panda expects construction to last about 30 months after it gets started, though that date is still unknown.
  • The company's estimate is that the plant, to be called Panda Mattawoman, will mean 700 to 800 construction jobs and then 25 jobs at the plant and another 32 involved in supporting the operation.

From the article:

The facility has also been designed  with one of the lowest profiles of any power plant in the nation and will be located 565 yards from the nearest road, hidden behind trees and berms. ...

 

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