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Time It takes To Build Peaking Power Plant

It typically takes one to three years to build a gas turbine power plant depending on the size and complexity. A 100 MW conventional gas turbine may take about a year. A 300 MW combined cycle power plant may take about two to three years. These estimates may increase if demand for gas turbines is high.

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