| Supply chain and procurement decisions now shape project outcomes as directly as engineering and construction. This topic covers long lead times, equipment availability, sourcing strategy, contracting, vendor management, spares planning and procurement risk across new builds, outages and major upgrades. In a constrained environment, the ability to secure the right equipment and services at the right time can determine whether projects advance at all.
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Supply Chain & Procurement Educational Opportunities
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Grand Ballroom90 minsAll badge holders are eligible to attend. Join us as we kick off POWERGEN 2027 with our keynote sponsor, ANA. Following the opening, we’ll transition into a panel discussion exploring Supply, Demand a …
10:15 AM
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250F50 minsData center energy campus projects are moving forward before load certainty, commercial terms, and interconnection outcomes are fully resolved. Developers and their partners are committing capital for …Chairperson
11:15 AM
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251B50 minsWith new combined-cycle lead times stretching to 2029 and beyond, the strategic value of optimizing existing gas turbine assets has never been more direct. This session presents an updated fleet-wide …Chairperson
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250D50 minsGas turbine order books are full into the next decade, interconnection queues are lengthening, and data center load growth is compressing the timeline between resource planning decisions and capacity …Chairperson
1:30 PM
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250F50 minsGetting a power generation project from development decision to commercial operation has always been complex. In the current market, the variables are compounding: gas turbine lead times stretching to …
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Exhibit Hall - Thermal & Nuclear Zone Booth #123850 minsUtah is positioning nuclear energy as part of its strategy to expand reliable power generation and support future electricity demand. This moderated discussion will bring together Utah's Office of Ene …
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Exhibit Hall - Data Center & New Demand Zone Booth #500450 minsThe IRA's domestic content bonus adders and growing geopolitical scrutiny of Chinese battery supply chains have fundamentally altered how developers source and structure BESS projects. This panel will …
10:15 AM
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250F50 minsPower generation and data center construction projects are increasingly competing for the same pool of electricians, pipefitters, welders, millwrights, and commissioning personnel, often in the same g …
11:15 AM
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From Regional Silos to Integrated Asset Management: How Petrobras Transformed a Thermoelectric FleetExhibit Hall - O&M and Reliability Zone Booth #445550 minsManaging a portfolio of thermoelectric assets across multiple regions creates a familiar tension: local operating units develop strong execution capability but limited integration, and the inconsisten …
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250E50 minsMRO inventory is where equipment reliability and working capital intersect. Overstocking creates obsolescence risk and ties up capital. Understocking drives stockouts, expedited freight, and extended …Chairperson
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250F50 minsNew generation projects are being proposed and committed in a market constrained by long-lead equipment, limited skilled labor and a shortage of experienced project personnel. In this environment, sch …
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250F50 minsGas turbine lead times stretching to 2029 and beyond have forced a structural change in how thermal power projects are executed. Owners and developers are now procuring long-lead powertrain equipment …
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250B50 minsGas turbine frame orders now carry delivery dates extending to 2029 and beyond. Large power transformer lead times have lengthened materially. EPC labor is being competed for across simultaneous power …
9:30 AM
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250B50 minsAdvanced reactor development, DOE-funded infrastructure projects and NRC-regulated work are expanding the universe of organizations encountering ASME NQA-1 requirements for the first time. For EPCs, c …Chairperson
10:30 AM
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Exhibit Hall - O&M and Reliability Zone Booth #445550 minsWhen a transformer fails or a critical component goes down, recovery time is increasingly determined by supply chain availability, long manufacturing queues, specialized logistics and coordination dep …
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