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GE Vernova celebrates commercial operation of the HA-powered Tongyeong combined cycle power plant in South Korea
The Tongyeong combined cycle power plant supplies more than 1 gigawatt (GW) of electricity to the grid, the equivalent of the electricity needed to power approximately 1 million South Korean homes.
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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 one-gigawatt (GW) LNG-fueled plant site, including one 200,000-cbm LNG storage tank, is located at Anjeong Industrial Park in Tongyeong City, and it delivers the equivalent electricity needed 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. In addition to the equipment, GE Vernova is expected to provide maintenance services for the 7HA.02 gas turbines and generators for the next 17 years.
The country’s biggest utilities are turning from coal-burning power plants to liquefied natural gas, which can help deliver power on demand and support the development of renewable energy resources like wind and solar. Case in point, two further major projects in South Korea are using high-efficient HA gas turbines engineered by GE Vernova to work toward the environmental goals laid out in the country’s energy commitments.
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 one-gigawatt (GW) LNG-fueled plant site, including one 200,000-cbm LNG storage tank, is located at Anjeong Industrial Park in Tongyeong City, and it delivers the equivalent electricity needed 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. In addition to the equipment, GE Vernova is expected to provide maintenance services for the 7HA.02 gas turbines and generators for the next 17 years.
The country’s biggest utilities are turning from coal-burning power plants to liquefied natural gas, which can help deliver power on demand and support the development of renewable energy resources like wind and solar. Case in point, two further major projects in South Korea are using high-efficient HA gas turbines engineered by GE Vernova to work toward the environmental goals laid out in the country’s energy commitments.
- Naepo Green Energy Co. Ltd.’s new district heating plant in the center of Naepo City, about 65 miles south of the capital Seoul, is powered by a GE Vernova 7HA.02 gas turbine, as well as a STF-D650 steam turbine
- Korea Southern Power Co. Ltd. (KOSPO), a unit of the national utility Korea Electric Power Corp., has recently started to operate its Shinsejong combined-cycle power plant (CCPP) — powered by a GE Vernova 7HA.03 gas turbine.
GE Vernova HA gas turbines can save over 3.3 metric tonnes of CO2 emissions per year, per unit compared to an average coal-fired plant of the same size. 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. GE Vernova simulated that H-class units in South Korea could reduce carbon emission intensity of the fossil fleet per kilowatt hour more than three-fold over current levels if coal plants were retired and this newer, advanced technology was deployed in country.
GE Vernova HA gas turbines are able to operate on a variety of fuels, including blends of hydrogen and natural gas, to offer multiple pathways to reduce CO2 emissions.
With the highest number of H-Class units ordered in the industry, 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.
GE Vernova HA gas turbines are able to operate on a variety of fuels, including blends of hydrogen and natural gas, to offer multiple pathways to reduce CO2 emissions.
With the highest number of H-Class units ordered in the industry, 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.
