GE Vernova has secured an order to provide its H-Class natural gas-fired combined cycle power generation equipment for Generadora San Felipe Ltd’s 470 MW San Felipe power plant in Punta Caucedo, Boca Chica, Dominican Republic. This project marks GE Vernova’s first H-Class gas turbine order in the Caribbean. It is intended to contribute to the implementation of Dominican Republic’s climate ambitions and sustainable development goals by supporting the rapid expansion of renewable energy through its dispatchable power profile.
The Dominican Republic, said to be one of the fastest growing economies in Latin America, has in recent years managed to switch most of its oil-fired generation capacity to natural gas. Natural gas accounts for nearly half of all energy generated in the country and plays a crucial role in the country’s energy transition by supporting and complementing the expansion of renewable sources. Natural gas-fired combined cycle power plants are considered to be the least emitting fossil power plants, whether measured based on CO2, SOx, NOx, particulate matter, or mercury.
The new plant will feature one multi-shaft generating block, equipped with a GE 7HA.02 gas turbine coupled to an H65 generator, an STF-A650 steam turbine coupled to an H35 generator, a triple pressure with reheat heat recovery steam generator, and a condenser.
With the highest number of H-Class units achieving commercial operation, GE’s HA gas turbines have accumulated more than 2.5 million commercial operating hours from an installed capacity of more than 53 GW.
The San Felipe plant, built by the Spanish engineering company TSK Electrónica y Electricidad SA, is expected to start operations in 2027. The plant is located by the AES/ENADOM LNG terminal.
