GE wins gas turbines contract for new power plant in China

11-07-02 GE Power Systems has received a contract of approximately EUR $ 38 mm ($ 35.4 mm) to supply three gas turbine-generators for a combined-cycle plant that will provide 175 MW of power for a world-scale, integrated petrochemical site being developed in Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China.
Daelim Industrial of Seoul, Korea, is building the power plant, which will be owned by a joint venture of BASF of Germany and China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation (Sinopec).

The three GE MS6001 bn gas turbines for the project will be manufactured in a GE Power Systems facility in Essen, Germany. The equipment is scheduled for shipment to the site in April of 2003, and commercial operation is set for July 2004. In addition to the gas turbines, the GE contract also includes technical advisory services and training.
The gas turbines will initially use natural gas as the primary fuel, with naphtha as a backup. "The experience, availability and reliability of the GE Frame 6 bn gas turbine, plus the machine's ability to burn naphtha as well as other fuels, were key factors behind the decision to select GE technology for this project," said F.L. Leow, GE Power Systems Country Executive.
The Frame 6 bn is a workhorse of the GE gas turbine fleet, and has compiled more than 40 mm hours of commercial service worldwide.

GE is a long-time supplier of gas turbine technology for China. To date, more than 160 GE technology gas turbines have been ordered, committed or installed for projects in the country.
GE Power Systems is one of the world's leading suppliers of power generation technology, energy services and management systems with 2001 revenues exceeding $ 20 bn. The business has the largest installed fleet of power generation equipment in the global energy industry. GE Power Systems provides equipment, services and management solutions across the power generation, oil and gas, distributed power and energy rental industries.