Record number of Alstom gas plants entered commercial operation in 2010

28 February 2011


Alstom achieved a notable milestone in 2010, completing the year with 12 gas fired plants totalling approximately 10 GW of capacity entering commercial operation.

Eight combined-cycle plants based on GT26 technology entered commercial operation in Europe. They include Maxima (formerly called Flevocentrale) in the Netherlands, Aghada in Ireland, Langage and Staythorpe in the United Kingdom (UK), Emsland in Germany, Scandale in Italy, Combigolfe in France, and Soto de Ribera 5 in Spain. These plants have cumulatively added over 6 GW to the European electricity grid.

In addition, the 370 MW Utran power plant and the 2000 MW Fujairah power plant entered operation in India and the Middle East respectively. Both plants are the first KA26 power plants in their respective countries. The GT24/GT26 turbine technology on which it is based has to date logged over 4 million operating hours.

The 870 MW Maxima plant is the first GT26 based CCPP in the Netherlands. The 435 MW Combigolfe plant in France is the third CCPP constructed by Alstom in France. At Langage (878 MW) and Emsland (876 MW), Alstom has implemented the KA26 in an integrated cycle solution achieving what it claims is a market leading performance in this class with 872 MW net CCPP output with 59.1% net plant efficiency in certain conditions. The 1650 MW Staythorpe plant is the second largest gas fired power plant in the UK. The 800 MW Scandale power plant in Italy uses the KA26 technology in a cogeneration application, allowing it to use the waste energy from the plant and produce steam for industrial or domestic use. The 432 MW Aghada plant marked the first CCPP constructed on a full turnkey basis by Alstom in Ireland and the 420 MW Soto de Ribera plant is the 12th KA26 power block in Spain. There are now 25 KA26 plants are operational in Europe, producing over 16 GWe, and further KA26 projects totalling approximately 4.7 GW are currently under construction.

The technology is also gaining in popularity in Asia. The successful completion at Utran led to a new contract to build two KA26-1 units at the Jegurupadu III CCPP in East Godavari District, Andhra Pradesh state, India. The two units, to be commissioned from 2013 onwards, will have a combined power output of 800 MW. Alstom has also won contracts to build KA26 power plants in Singapore - a 800 MW KA26-1 plant (with one 400 MW block, booked in 2010 and an additional 400 MW block, to be booked in 2011) for Keppel Merlimau Cogen (KMC) Pte Ltd and a 400 MW plant for Tuas Power Generation Pte Ltd (TPG). The installed capacity for KA26 in Asia now totals 4.5 GW.




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