CCGT Plants in New Zealand

Huntly e3p Location: Waikato Operator: Genesis Energy Configuration: 385-MW, 1+1 CC block with M701F gas turbine Operation: 2007 Fuel: natural gas HRSG supplier: Downer Engineering T/G supplier: MHI, Melco EPC: MHI, Downer Engineering Quick facts: This project cost $NZ530mn and went commercial on 27 Aug 2007. The equipment including the 372t gas turbine took five days to haul from Auckland Port to the site and required the permanent upgrading and reinforcement of the access road and Tainui Bridge.  Genesei Energy and MHI entered into a 12yr maintenance agreement for the power train. The triple-flow horizontal HRSG is of NEM design. Photograph courtesy of Genesis Energy Posted 1 Sep 2007	McKee Waitara Location: Taranaki Operator: Nova Energy Ltd Configuration: 2 X 50-MW LM6000PC-S gas turbine CHP Fuel: natural gas Operation: 2013 T/G supplier: GE, Meidensha EPC: Forge Group Ltd Quick facts: In Dec 2010, Todd Corp announced that it would build a NZ$100mn gas-fired power station alongside its McKee oil and gas production station near Waitara. The power station can be operated remotely and has black-start capability. Photograph courtesy of Forge Group Ltd Posted 12 Jan 2013	Otahuhu-B Location: Auckland Operator: Contact Energy Ltd Configuration: 404-MW single-shaft CCGT with V94.3A2 gas turbine Operation: 1999 Fuel: natural gas HRSG supplier: Nooter T/G supplier: Siemens EPC: Siemens Quick facts: When commissioned in Dec 1999, this was the world largest and most efficient single-shaft CCGT plant. In 2005, Otahuhu-B was uprated from its 380-MW original capacity to 404 MW.  The V943.A GT at this plant is 12m long, 5.5m tall, and weighs 308t. Photograph courtesy of Contact Energy Ltd Posted 13 Oct 2010
Southdown Location: Auckland Operator: Mighty River Power Co Ltd Configuration: 118-MW, 2+1 CCGT with LM6000PC gas turbines Operation: 1996 Fuel: natural gas HRSG supplier: Innovative T/G supplier: GE, Stal, Brush EPC: S&S Energy Products Quick facts: This CHP plant was originally built with LM6000PA gas turbines by TransAlta Energy and Mercury Energy. The first block was completed in Dec 1996 with Barclays de Zoete Wedd acting as underwriter. Mighty River acquired Southdown in Dec 2002. Up to 26t/hr of process steam is supplied to an adjacent recycled-paper mill. A single 45-MW LM6000C simple-cycle machine was added in 2007. Photograph courtesy of S&S Energy Products Posted 4 May 2002		Taranaki Location: Taranaki Operator: Contact Energy Ltd Configuration: 377-MW single-shaft CCGT with GT26A/B gas turbine Operation: 1998 Fuel: natural gas HRSG supplier: ABB T/G supplier: ABB EPC: S&W, Fletcher Quick facts: In 2005, this block was uprated from its 357-MW original capacity to 477 MW. Photograph courtesy of Contact Energy Ltd Posted 13 Oct 2010

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Data: industcards, Platts UDI World Electric Power Plants Data Base

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