General Electric Co. said Tuesday it has won more than $1 billion in orders from customers in the Asia Pacific region, as generators look for ways to improve efficiency and reduce costs and environmental damage. GE is providing six new aeroderivative gas turbines in Thailand, two steam turbines and generators for Petrovietnam’s Long Phu 1 coal-fired power plant, and starting a large-scale replacement project in Japan at its Tepco Yokohama Thermal Power Station, among others. The company made the announcement at the start of the Power-Gen Asia conference. GE shares were down 1.9% in premarket trade, and are down about 1.8% for the year through Monday’s close, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average has lost about 7%.
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