CCGT Power Plants in France

Bayet Location: Allier Operator: Alpiq Configuration: 400-MW single-shaft CCGT Fuel: natural gas Operation: 2011 HRSG supplier: Nooter/Eriksen srl T/G supplier: Ansaldo EPC: Ansaldo Quick facts: In Dec 2006, Alpiq said it would build the Bayet CCGT plant and the Swiss company signed a contract with Ansaldo for the plant in Mar 2008. Construction on the €300mn plant is underway and commercial operation is expected in 2011. The new station is designed for intermediate load. Artist's rendition courtesy of Alpiq Posted 9 Sep 2009	Blenod CC Location: Meuthe-et-Moselle Operator: Electricite de France Configuration: 440-MW single-shaft CCGT with 9001FB gas turbine Fuel: natural gas Operation: 2012 HRSG supplier: CMI T/G supplier: GE EPC: EDF Quick facts: In Aug 2007, EDF tendered for this plant, its first CCGT project. In Mar 2009, Emerson was awarded a contract to supply its PlantWeb digital plant architecture for the plant. Artist's rendition courtesy of Emerson Process Management Posted 9 Sep 2009	Brennilis TAC Location: Finistere Operator: Électricité de France Configuration: 2 X 85 MW 9001BTG, 1 X 125 MW 9001EA gas turbines Operation: 1980-1996 Fuel: distillate oil T/G supplier: Alsthom, EGT, GEC Alstom Quick facts: This plant is in Brittany. Photograph courtesy of Électricité de France Posted 25 Jun 2011
Champblain Mill Location: Drôme Operator: Emin Leydier Configuration: 1 X 43-MW GTX100 gas turbine CHP Fuel: natural gas Operation: 1999 T/G supplier: Alstom Quick facts: This cogen plant at the Emin Leydier paper mill near Saint-Vallier was one of the early installations for the GTX100. Finergaz, then a subsidiary of Gaz de France, developed the project. Photograph by B-G Backstrom and courtesy ofAlstom Posted 4 May 2002	Combigolfe Location: Bouches-du-Rhone Operator: GDF SUEZ Energy France Configuration: 440-MW single-shaft CCGT with GT26 gas turbine Fuel: natural gas Operation: 2010 HRSG supplier: Alstom T/G supplier: Alstom EPC: Alstom, Bouygues, Ponticelli Quick facts: This project is in Fos-sur-Mer. Construction started in Jan 2008 and the plant was commissioned in July 2010. Photograph courtesy of GDF SUEZ Posted 18 Feb 2011	Dirnion TAC Location: Finistere Operator: Électricité de France Configuration: 2 X 85 MW 9001BTG gas turbines Operation: 1981 Fuel: distillate oil T/G supplier: Alsthom Quick facts: This plant is in Brittany. This plant is remotely controlled from the Cordemais power station Photograph courtesy of Électricité de France Posted 25 Jun 2011
DK6 Location: Nord Operator: GDF SUEZ Energy France Configuration: Two 400-MW, 1+1 CCGT blocks with GT13E2 gas turbines CHP Fuel: natural gas Operation: 2005 HRSG supplier: Standard Kessel T/G supplier: Alstom EPC: Alstom Quick facts: This is a unique CCGT facility wherein the majority of the electricity output is from the steam turbine-generators behind specially-designed HRSGs with supplementary firing using coke-oven gas and blast-furnace gas. The natural circulation boiler plant is of suspended vertical type of construction with burners in staggered opposed arrangement. The delivery time for the engineering, manufacturing, and erection of both boilers was 26mos. Photograph courtesy of Standard Kessel Posted 29 Mar 2008	Emile-Huchet Location: Moselle Operator: E.ON France SAS Configuration: 2 X 430-MW single-shaft CCGT blocks with SGT5-4000F gas turbines Fuel: natural gas Operation: 2010 HRSG supplier: CMI T/G supplier: Siemens EPC: Siemens Quick facts: In Nov 2007, Endesa France laid the foundation stone for these twoo CCGT blocks at tts site in Saint-Avold (Lorraine). This was the first project of its size for the company and precdecessor SNET in 20yrs. The plant is name after Emile Huchet who managed the Sarre and Moselle coal mines and served as the head of SNET from 1925 to his death in 1940. Construction of the first of a series of coal-fired units at the 187ha Huchet site started in 1948. The plant was also known as Carling. Photograph courtesy of E.ON Posted 21 Nov 2011	Gonfreville Location: Nord Operator: Total SA Configuration: 2 x 125 MW 9001E gas turbines CHP Operation: 2004 Fuel: natural gas HRSG supplier: CMI T/G supplier: GE, Elin EPC: COFIVA Quick facts: This refinery CHP plant has fired HRSGs and can deliver up to 375 tph of steam. Commercial operation was in Dec 2004. Photograph courtesy of Total SA Posted 26 Feb 2011
Luth Location: Hauts-de-Seine Operator: Gennedith Configuration: 1 X 5.5 MW CX501-KB7 gas turbine CHP Operation: 2010 Fuel: natural gas T/G supplier: Allison, Centrax EPC: Centrax Quick facts: Gennedith is owned by Elyo, a GDF SUEZ energy services company. The Luth heating plant serves the Gennevilliers district of Paris. On 1 Nov 2010,a new CX501-KB7 package was commissioned, replacing a similar machine installed in 1997. The Luth facility also has five gas-fired boilers. Heat is distributed through 13km of underground pipeline to 64 delivery points. Photograph courtesy of Gennedith Posted 27 Feb 2011	Montereau TAC Location: Seine-et-Marne Operator: Électricité de France Configuration: 2 x 125 MW 9001EA gas turbines Operation: 2010 Fuel: natural gas, oil T/G supplier: GE Quick facts: Commercial operation was in Nov 2010. Photograph courtesy of Électricité de France Posted 25 Jun 2011	Montoir-de Bretagne Location: Bouches-du-Rhone Operator: GDF SUEZ Energy France Configuration: 435-MW single-shaft CCGT with 9001FB gas turbine Fuel: natural gas Operation: 2010 HRSG supplier: Doosan T/G supplier: GE EPC: GE, Tecnicas Reunidas Quick facts: This power station is associated with the LNG terminal near Saint-Nazaire. The project comssione in Dec 2010 at a cost of about €300mn. Photograph courtesy of GDF SUEZ Posted 18 Feb 2011
Pont-Sur-Sambre Location: Nord Operator: Poweo SA Configuration: 412-MW single-shaft CCGT with SGT5-4000F gas turbine Fuel: natural gas Operation: 2009 HRSG supplier: CMI T/G supplier: Siemens EPC: Siemens Quick facts: This was the first exclusively gas-fired IPP in France and was connected to the grid on 27 Apr 2009. Construction took about 2yrs and employed up to 600 workers. Siemens has a long-term service contract for the plant. Photograph courtesy of Poweo SA Posted 1 May 2009	Saint-Ouen Location: Paris Operator: Compagnie Parisienne de Chauffage Urbain (CPCU) Configuration: 1 x 123 MW 9001E gas turbine CHP Operation: 2002 Fuel: natural gas T/G supplier: Alstom EPC: Elyo, SDEM Quick facts: This €73mn plant was opened in Mar 2002 and was one of the largest CHP plants in Europe at completion. A similar set was completed in 2001 at Vitry. Each CHP unit produces 250tph of steam for the CPCU district heating system in the Paris. Photograph courtesy of SDEM Entreprises Posted 5 Oct 2008	Vaires TAC Location: Seine-et-Marne Operator: Électricité de France Configuration: 3 x 125 MW 9001EA gas turbines Operation: 2008-2009 Fuel: natural gas, oil T/G supplier: GE EPC: Ponticelli Freres Quick facts: These combustion turbines were added to an old coal-fired site, reusing the existing 225kV grid connection and ancillary facilities. Photograph courtesy of Électricité de France Posted 25 Jun 2011
	Vitry-Arrighi Location: Val-de-Marne Operator: Electricite de France Configuration: 2 X 125 MW 9001EA gas turbines Operation: 1997-2008 Fuel: distillate oil T/G supplier: EGT, GEC Alstom, GE EPC: EDF, Spie-Batignolles Quick facts: The second GT at the Vitry site was released for service on 23 Nov 2007 after 13mos of construction. This was the first of a series of EDF peaking installations at three sites in the Ile de France region and part of an overall 1,050-MW peaking GT construction program expected to complete by 2010. The Vitry-Arrighi site is 7km southeast of Paris Photograph courtesy of Electricite de France Posted 29 Sep 2009

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