Babcock & Wilcox Awarded $42 Million Contract for Installation of Environmental Equipment for U.S. Power Plant

AKRON, Ohio--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Babcock & Wilcox (B&W) (NYSE: BW) announced today that Babcock & Wilcox Construction Co., LLC (BWCC) has been awarded a contract for approximately $42 million to provide construction and installation services for an environmental upgrade project at a U.S. power plant.

“We have significant experience and expertise in large environmental installation projects to help the U.S. power fleet continue to operate cleanly and efficiently,” said B&W Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer Jimmy Morgan. “BWCC is a single-source supplier of a full range of field construction, construction management and maintenance services and our customers can count on us to execute projects on schedule and with intense focus on delivering a finished product that meets every expectation.”

BWCC’s project scope includes the modification of the plant’s environmental equipment to optimize the plant’s operation.

As with all BWCC projects, safety and finishing each day incident- and injury-free will be a top priority.

“BWCC has a strong history of performing high-quality work and executing U.S. environmental projects safely,” said BWCC Vice President and General Manager Mike Hidas. “We look forward to delivering this critical upgrade project to our customer.”

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Headquartered in Akron, Ohio, Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises, Inc. is a leader in energy and environmental products and services for power and industrial markets worldwide. Follow us on LinkedIn and learn more at babcock.com.

Forward-Looking Statements

B&W cautions that this release contains forward-looking statements, including, without limitation, statements relating to the awarding of a contract to provide construction and installation services for a power plant in the United States. These forward-looking statements are based on management’s current expectations and involve a number of risks and uncertainties. For a more complete discussion of these risk factors, see our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including our most recent annual report on Form 10-K. If one or more of these risks or other risks materialize, actual results may vary materially from those expressed. We caution readers not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this release, and we undertake no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statement, except to the extent required by applicable law.