Subsidiaries of the Philippine power plant operator First Gen have awarded two 15-year contracts and Siemens will provide operation and maintenance for gas-fired power plants with a total capacity of 1,000MW in Santa Rita and for a 500MW plant in San Lorenzo.

The contracts will replace existing operation and maintenance agreements that expired at the end of July 2010.

The French power plant operator Poweo awarded a 19-year service contract, and Siemens will be responsible for operation and maintenance of a 413MW combined-cycle power plant in Toul.

The Toul power plant is being built by Siemens and is scheduled to be commissioned in the first half of 2013.