GE Vernova announced the start of commercial operation for Tongyeong Eco  Power’s Tongyeong combined cycle power plant in Gyeongsangnam-do, South  Korea.  The new 1GW LNG-fueled plant site, located at Anjeong Industrial Park in  Tongyeong City, delivers enough electricity to power approximately 1 million  Korean households. For the project, GE Vernova provided two 7HA.02 gas turbines, one STF D600 steam turbine, two Heat Recovery Steam Generators (HRSG) and three  H65 generators. GE Vernova will also provide maintenance services for the  turbines and generators for the next 17 years. “We are honored to support Hyundai Development Company (HDC)’s  Tongyeong Eco Power in its approach to providing more efficient power and  thermal energy from Liquefied Natural Gas,” said Ramesh Singaram,  president and CEO, Asia of GE Vernova’s Gas Power. Added Singaram: “The start of commercial operation of Tongyeong  Combined Cycle Plant marks a significant achievement that underlines our  commitment to delivering efficient energy solutions in a country where  power generation is very reliant on heavy fossil fuels, with coal and oil  covering nearly 60% of power needs, according to IEA estimates.” Switching from coal to gas-fired turbines will save over 3.3 metric tonnes  of CO2 emissions per year, per unit compared to an average coal-fired  plant of the same size, according to GE Vernova. This is equivalent to  removing roughly 680,000 cars off the road for every HA unit deployed to  substitute an older, coal-fired plant of equivalent size. Two additional power plants in South Korea have converted to GE Vernova  HA gas turbines including Naepo Green Energy Co. Ltd.’s new district  heating plant in the center of Naepo City and Korea Southern Power’s  Shinsejong combined-cycle power plant, which is now powered by a GE  Vernova 7HA.03 gas turbine.GE Vernova’s HA gas turbines have accumulated more than 2.5 million  commercial operating hours continuing to be the fastest growing fleet in the  heavy-duty gas turbine H-Class segment. (ICE SEOUL)

Fonte notizia: Power Engineering International