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Released April 10, 2017 | GALWAY, IRELAND
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Written by Martin Lynch, European News Editor for Industrial Info (Galway, Ireland)--German engineering firm Siemens AG (Munich, Germany) has been contracted to supply a combined cycle gas turbine (CCGT) for the King's Lynn gas-fired power station in Norfolk, England.
The contract was awarded by U.K. British energy and services company Centrica plc (OTC:CPYYY) (Windsor, England), which is investing roughly £100 million ($124 million) in the mothballed plant, which was taken offline in 2012. The new single-shaft configuration plant will have a generating capacity of 370-megawatts (MW) and will be capable of powering approximately 370,000 homes.
The existing 340 MW plant was shut in March 2012 at a time when gas prices were very high and the European market was flooded with cheap coal imports from the United States, prompting a switch by many power companies to coal-fired plants. Older gas-fired plants like Kings Lynn were deemed too expensive to run.
Siemens will replace the existing V94.3 gas turbine with a SGT5-4000F gas turbine from its gas turbine factory in Berlin, Germany. The existing generator and steam turbine will be refurbished at Siemens' facility in Newcastle, U.K. The company will provide an extension for the existing air cooled condenser (ACC) and update the existing Distributed Control System (DCS) to the SPPA-T3000 Control System. Centrica will oversee the refurbishment of the heat recovery steam generator (HRSG) and parts of the Balance of Plant.
Siemens has also secured a long-term service agreement (LTSA) for a period of 12 years that will include spare parts, the performance of scheduled turnkey outages, and power diagnostics. Work kicked off the project last month.
"It's great to be starting work on site after such a long period of uncertainty for the team here at King's Lynn," explained Mark Futyan, Merchant Power Director of Centrica's Distributed Energy & Power business. "Once again, this power station will be able to play its part in helping to keep the lights on for hundreds of thousands of local people--no mean feat but one we're ready to deliver."
A key factor in the renewed investment in King's Lynn was that in December last year, it was successful in the U.K.'s Capacity Market Auction, whereby plants compete to secure future power contracts from the government. For guaranteeing supply when needed, operators get a fixed price for power provided. King's Lynn was the only large new-build CCGT power plant to win a contract in the last auction.
"The new Siemens F-class gas turbine will further increase the efficiency of the King's Lynn plant", said Olaf Kreyenberg, head of PG Sales Europe at Siemens. "We are proud of our long-time partnership with Centrica and are looking forward to continuing the excellent cooperation in the future."
Last month, Industrial Info reported that WSP Global Incorporated (TSX:WSP) (Montreal, Quebec) was appointed by Centrica as the as the lead engineer for King's Lynn. For additional information, see February 21, 2017, article--WSP Joins Kings Lynn Gas-Fired Project in the U.K..
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The contract was awarded by U.K. British energy and services company Centrica plc (OTC:CPYYY) (Windsor, England), which is investing roughly £100 million ($124 million) in the mothballed plant, which was taken offline in 2012. The new single-shaft configuration plant will have a generating capacity of 370-megawatts (MW) and will be capable of powering approximately 370,000 homes.
The existing 340 MW plant was shut in March 2012 at a time when gas prices were very high and the European market was flooded with cheap coal imports from the United States, prompting a switch by many power companies to coal-fired plants. Older gas-fired plants like Kings Lynn were deemed too expensive to run.
Siemens will replace the existing V94.3 gas turbine with a SGT5-4000F gas turbine from its gas turbine factory in Berlin, Germany. The existing generator and steam turbine will be refurbished at Siemens' facility in Newcastle, U.K. The company will provide an extension for the existing air cooled condenser (ACC) and update the existing Distributed Control System (DCS) to the SPPA-T3000 Control System. Centrica will oversee the refurbishment of the heat recovery steam generator (HRSG) and parts of the Balance of Plant.
Siemens has also secured a long-term service agreement (LTSA) for a period of 12 years that will include spare parts, the performance of scheduled turnkey outages, and power diagnostics. Work kicked off the project last month.
"It's great to be starting work on site after such a long period of uncertainty for the team here at King's Lynn," explained Mark Futyan, Merchant Power Director of Centrica's Distributed Energy & Power business. "Once again, this power station will be able to play its part in helping to keep the lights on for hundreds of thousands of local people--no mean feat but one we're ready to deliver."
A key factor in the renewed investment in King's Lynn was that in December last year, it was successful in the U.K.'s Capacity Market Auction, whereby plants compete to secure future power contracts from the government. For guaranteeing supply when needed, operators get a fixed price for power provided. King's Lynn was the only large new-build CCGT power plant to win a contract in the last auction.
"The new Siemens F-class gas turbine will further increase the efficiency of the King's Lynn plant", said Olaf Kreyenberg, head of PG Sales Europe at Siemens. "We are proud of our long-time partnership with Centrica and are looking forward to continuing the excellent cooperation in the future."
Last month, Industrial Info reported that WSP Global Incorporated (TSX:WSP) (Montreal, Quebec) was appointed by Centrica as the as the lead engineer for King's Lynn. For additional information, see February 21, 2017, article--WSP Joins Kings Lynn Gas-Fired Project in the U.K..
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