CCGT Plants in Canada - other provinces

Becancour Location: QC Operator: TransCanada Energy Configuration: 550-MW, 2+1 CCGT with 7001FA gas turbines CHP Operation: 2006 Fuel: natural gas HRSG supplier: Alstom T/G supplier: GE, Siemens EPC: SNC Lavalin Quick facts: Construction started in Jun 2003 and was completed in Sep 2006. Total investment was $C500mn. Electricity is sold to Hydro-Quebec under long term contract and steam is sold to Norsk Hydro's magnesium smelter and Pioneer Chemicals' chlor-alkali plant.  A record setting 7,456ft horizontal directional drill project was required for a Gaz Métropolitain 20in gas line crossing of the St Lawrence River. Contractor was Michaels Directional Crossings Co. Photograph courtesy of LS Power Development Posted 1 Nov 2006	Charlottetown Location: PE Operator: Maritime Electric Configuration: 1 X 50 MW LM6000 combustion turbine Fuel: diesel oil Operation: 2005 T/G supplier: GE Quick facts: Output from this $35mn unit will be used as backup for the submarine cables that supply most of Maritime Electric’s requirements. Photograph courtesy of Maritime Electric Posted 26 Feb 2005	Cory Cogen Location: SK Operator: ATCO Power Configuration: 260-MW, 2+1 CCGT with 7001EA gas turbines CHP Operation: 2003 Fuel: natural gas HRSG supplier: Applied Thermal Systems T/G supplier: GE EPC: Black & Veatch, UMA Group Quick facts: This CHP project is a 50:50 JV of ATCO Power and SaskPower at the Potash Corp of Saskatchewan Inc.’s (PCS) Cory Mine outside Saskatoon. The steam supplied permitted the closure of direct-fired boilers at the mine and all electricity produced is sold to SaskPower Corporation under a long-term PPA. Cory Cogen opened in Jan 2003. Photograph courtesy of ATCO Posted 8 May 2010
Fort Nelson New Location: BC Operator: BC Hydro Configuration: 75-MW, 1+1 CCGT with LM6000 gas turbine CHP Operation: 1999-2012 Fuel: natural gas HRSG supplier: IST T/G supplier: GE, Shin Nippon, Brush EPC: BC Hydro Quick facts: This power station is 16km south of Fort Nelson. The town is not connected to the BC Hydro transmission grid, but is connected to the Alberta grid. BC Hydro has an agreement with the Alberta Electric System Operator to provide backup electricity. In Apr 2010, the main EPC contracts were awarded for a CCGT station upgrade project. This includes a new HRSG, a new GE gas turbine, an air-cooled STG, and other improvements. Photograph courtesy of BC Hydro Posted 20 Feb 2012	Island Cogen Location: BC Operator: Capital Power Configuration: 254-MW, single-shaft CCGT with GT24B gas turbine CHP Operation: 2002 Fuel: natural gas HRSG supplier: ABB T/G supplier: ABB EPC: ABB Quick facts: Island Cogen is the largest power sation on Vancouver Island. It went commercial in Apr 2002 and has 20yr contracts to sell electricity to BC Hydro and steam to paper maker Norske Skog. The facility also has a 20yr fuel supply agreement with BC Hydro. Island Cogen was originally built by Calpine and sold to Kelson Energy. In Jul 2010, Kelson agreed to sell the facility to Capital Power for $C207mn. Photograph courtesy of Calpine Posted 1 Oct 2006	Meridian Cogen Location: SK Operator: TransAlta Cogeneration Configuration: 220-MW, 2+1 CCGT with 7001EA gas turbines CHP Operation: 1999 Fuel: natural gas HRSG supplier: Nooter T/G supplier: GE, MHI EPC: Stone & Webster Quick facts: TransAlta Cogen and Husky Energy are joint-venture partners in the Meridian plant which went commercial in Dec 1999. Electricity is sold into the Saskatchewan grid and the plant also produces steam for Husky's Lloydminster heavy oil upgrader operations. SaskPower has a 25yr PPA to buy 210 MW of electrical capacity annually from the facility. This was SaskPower's first large-scale cogeneration energy purchase. TransAlta Cogen is 50% owned by Hongkong Electric and Cheung Kong Infrastructure Holdings Ltd. Photograph courtesy of EnCana Corp Posted 18 Sep 2003

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