A gap between gas-turbine orders and manufacturing capacity is pushing data-center developers and power suppliers toward used equipment amid extended waits for new units, Channel NewsAsia reported.
Wood Mackenzie put global gas-turbine orders at 110 gigawatts (GW) at the close of 2025, compared with manufacturing capacity of 60 GW to 70 GW. Its April 2026 market release described six-year lead times and an order book filled through 2027. For the U.S. market, delivery dates under discussion were 2030 and 2031, Channel NewsAsia reported, citing Aurora Tenorio, a senior analyst at Wood Mackenzie.
Wood Mackenzie attributed production constraints to shortages of workers with specialized skills, limits on hot-section components and trade-related cost pressures. It identified production of single-crystal blades as a key bottleneck.
The consultancy forecast U.S. data-center electricity consumption would rise 96% between 2026 and 2031. It also projected turbine prices could reach $600 per kilowatt by the end of 2027, 195% above 2019 levels. Turbines account for an estimated 20% to 30% of combined-cycle project costs and a larger share of simple-cycle projects, Wood Mackenzie said.
Channel NewsAsia reported that turbine brokers, service firms and suppliers were seeing stronger demand and higher prices for used and refurbished equipment. EthosEnergy CEO Ana Amicarella told the outlet the secondary market was “very, very hot right now.” The report also cited permitting and grid access as sources of project delays.
PROENERGY announced April 16 that it would supply Crusoe with 13 PE6000 aeroderivative generator sets, each rated at 50 megawatts (MW), for a combined 650 MW. The company said the PE6000 uses an overhauled CF6-80C2 aircraft-engine core and presented the contract as a manufactured equipment package. Delivery was planned by summer 2027 for upcoming hyperscale data-center projects.
In its April 2026 outlook, Wood Mackenzie projected turbine orders would peak in 2026 as developers sought equipment for 63 GW of gas-capacity additions from 2026 through 2030. PROENERGY said delivery of the Crusoe equipment was planned by summer 2027.
