Mitsubishi Power Receives Order from HK Electric for Natural-gas-fired GTCC Power Generation Equipment
— Core Components of Lamma Power Station Unit 13–
– Latest order follows earlier orders for Units 10, 11 and 12
– Unit 13 operations set up to begin in early 2029
TOKYO, Apr 9, 2024 – (JCN Newswire) – Mitsubishi Power, a power options brand name of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI) got an order for natural-gas-fired gas turbine combined cycle (GTCC) power generation system devices for Lamma Power Station’s Unit 13 to be integrated in Hong Kong by The Hongkong Electric Co., Ltd. (HK Electric). The brand-new system has an output of 380 megawatts (MW) and is set up to start operation in early 2029. The GTCC power generation devices provided to the Lamma Power Station will be a successive order following previous orders for Units 10, 11 and 12 from July 2015.
Signing Ceremony
The recently bought GTCC power generation centers will be built on Lamma Island, which lies southwest of Hong Kong Island, surrounding to the existing Units 9, 10, 11 and 12. The work becomes part of a massive job in line with the Hong Kong federal government authority’s policy to increase the ratio of gas-fired power generation, as gas is an energy shift fuel that will decrease ecological effect by offering advantages such as decrease of carbon emissions.
Amongst the primary devices of the freshly purchased GTCC power generation system, Mitsubishi Power will produce and provide its M701F gas turbine, a steam turbine, a heat healing steam generator, and a Selective Catalytic Reduction System (SCR). The generator will be produced by Mitsubishi Generator Co., LTD, a brand-new business headquartered in Hyogo Ward, Kobe City that was formed on April 1 through the incorporating power-generator systems organizations of MHI and Mitsubishi Electric Corporation. As soon as in operation, the brand-new center will react to Hong Kong Island’s robust power need.
HK Electric is among Hong Kong’s leading power suppliers and the sole electrical power company to Hong Kong Island and Lamma Island. Mitsubishi Power has actually had organization relations with HK Electric for several years, having actually provided many power generation system core elements– consisting of gas turbines, steam turbines and boilers– for the Lamma Power Station. It can be stated that this newest order likewise shows our high evaluation of the exceptional efficiency and tested performance history of Mitsubishi Power items.
Moving forward, the entire of the MHI Group will continue to concentrate on promoting the adoption of high-efficiency, eco-friendly GTCC power generation systems, adding to steady energy materials, a necessary aspect of financial advancement worldwide, while adding to the structure of a sustainable zero-carbon society.
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