FutureGen Project Costs

The estimated gross project cost, including construction and operations, is $1.8B. Consistent with its non-profit mission, the Alliance will return 100% of the powerplant’s estimated $300 million in revenue to the project; thereby, reducing the total net project cost to $1.5B. Alliance member companies will make nearly $400 million in additional contributions. The remaining $1.1B will be contributed by DOE and foreign governments. Thus far, the foreign governments of China, India, Australia, South Korea, and Japan have pledged to assist DOE in covering DOE’s share of the project cost.

Since its launch, FutureGen costs have been affected by the same rate of inflation that is affecting all global energy infrastructure projects. However, costs are closely monitored with no scope growth having occurred. There have been no cost overruns, as the Alliance is closely controlling costs.