China Huaneng's Thermal Power Gas-Fired Combined-Cycle Expansion Project in Beijing Begins Operations

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Researched by Industrial Info Resources China (Beijing, China)--Unit 2 of China Huaneng Group's (Beijing) Beijing Thermal Power Plant Combined-Cycle Project was connected to the grid and put into operation for the first time on December 4, 2011. This is the first F-class, gas-fired turbine introduced to China, and it has the highest efficiency in the world, according to an announcement by China Energy Construction Corporation Limited (CECC) (Beijing), the main contractor of the project, announced on December 6, 2011.

Huaneng Beijing Thermal Power Plant, which is at Gaobeidian in Chaoyang District, is the largest heat supplier in Beijing. The power plant has four steam turbine generating units, with a total installed capacity of 845 megawatts (MW) built in Phase I. Construction of Phase I began in April 1995 and was completed in June 1999. The combined-cycle project is one of the four thermal power centers planned to be built in Beijing, and is furnished with two F-class gas turbines, together with a steam turbine, for combined heat and power supply. Zhejiang Thermal Power Construction Company Limited (Hangzhou, Zhejiang), a subsidiary of the CECC, is responsible for the construction of the project.

The project is adopted with the "2+1" gas turbines and back-pressure heat supply technology, with high-standard environmental protection facilities, including nitrogen oxide control, noise control and water processing. The project also is furnished with a small-size solar energy power station, with energy directly fed to the plant service power supply system of the plant. Upon completion, the project will be able to add 923 MW of generating capacity to the plant and to supply heat for an area of 13 million square kilometers, which will meet the increasing demand for heat; improve the proportion of clean energy in Beijing; and promote the energy structural adjustment and improve the environmental quality for the capital.

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