ROCKVILLE, Md.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Argan, Inc. (NYSE: AGX) announced today that in late February 2020 its wholly owned subsidiary, Gemma Power Systems, entered into an engineering, procurement and construction services contract with ESC Brooke County Power I, LLC to construct Brooke County Power, a 920 MW natural gas-fired power plant, in Brooke County, West Virginia. The facility is being developed by Energy Solutions Consortium, LLC (“ESC”) and construction activities are scheduled to start in 2020 once financial close is achieved.

“ESC Brooke County Power I, LLC will create jobs, source fuel regionally, and use state-of-the-art generation technology for maximum efficiency and minimum emissions. We look forward to working alongside Gemma and General Electric to bring this significant plant capable of powering the equivalent of 700,000 homes to completion,” said Drew Dorn, President of ESC.

“Gemma has been providing EPC solutions to clients for almost 25 years and we are excited that ESC has given us the opportunity to demonstrate our effectiveness and capabilities to help deliver cleaner, reliable energy to Brooke County and to the PJM power market,” said Charles E. Collins, IV, Co-President of Gemma Power Systems.

Argan anticipates adding the project to backlog closer to its expected start date.

About Argan, Inc.

Argan’s primary business is providing a full range of services to the power industry including the renewable energy sector. Argan’s service offerings focus primarily on the engineering, procurement and construction of natural gas-fired power plants, along with related commissioning, operations management, maintenance, project development and consulting services, through its Gemma Power Systems and Atlantic Projects Company operations. Argan also owns SMC Infrastructure Solutions, which provides telecommunications infrastructure services, and The Roberts Company, which is a fully integrated fabrication, construction and industrial plant services company.

About Energy Solutions Consortium, LLC

Since 2011, ESC has developed projects featuring clean-burning natural gas power plants that utilize the most efficient combined cycle technology available. ESC focuses on using locally abundant natural gas to support the redevelopment of brownfield and legacy industrial sites to create substantial economic benefits for the communities in which it operates.