The OCEC is an 869MW combined cycle natural gas-fired facility being developed by North America Project Development with equity financing from Energy Investors Funds and I Squared Capital.
Capable of providing electricity for growing manufacturing and residential use, the facility will replace generation from several aging coal-fired power plants in the region that are being decommissioned.
During peak construction, more than 500 jobs will be created at the project site.
Construction of the power plant will commence in November 2014 with commercial operations planned for July 2017.
NAPD managing partner William Martin said: "We selected Black & Veatch because of their world class engineering skill, their strong track record in delivering major power generation projects around the world and in the U.S., and because of their depth of awareness of the new technology we planned to employ.
Black & Veatch energy business president and CEO Dean Oskvig said: "This energy center will employ among the best quality technology that increases efficiency and emissions control.
"By implementing this project we are supporting NAPD’s goal to provide customers with cost-effective clean energy."
Featuring two Siemens H class combustion turbines, the facility will provide the most efficient generation capability in the market and is expected to significantly reduces air emissions.
