Encorp Inc. (Windsor, CO) signed an agreement with an influential group of Mexico City businessmen to provide power technology software and equipment for an $80 million entertainment complex in the capital city. When completed in early 2005, the complex will be among the largest in Latin America supported by a combined-heat-and-power plant. The agreement signals Encorp's foray into Latin America with providing distributed generation (DG) energy.
Encorp will provide its Energy Management Center, switchgear and controls, valued at $870,000, to the 1.7-million-square-foot Foro del Azteca complex, which will operate its own 9.2MW on-site, combined-heat-and-power (CHP) plant completely independent from the local utility. The CHP system will be more efficient than conventional on-site power units. In addition to generating electricity when needed, the system will use waste heat to make hot water.
