CCGT Plants in South Africa

Ankerlig Location: Western Cape Operator: Eskom Configuration: 4 X 150 MW SGT5-2000E combustion turbines Operation: 2007 Fuel: diesel oil, kerosene T/G supplier: Siemens EPC: Siemens, Eskom Quick facts: Construction at the Ankerlig site (aka Atlantis) began on 17 Jan 2006. The fourth unit was released for commercial operation on 25 Jun 2007. The 7 GTs comprising the first phases at Ankerlig and Gourikwa cost R3.5bn. The 400kV substations and transmission lines at both sites were built in eight and a half months, against the norm of 13 to 16 months. Four more 150-MW gas turbines were added in 2009. Photograph courtesy of Eskom Posted 17 Aug 2008	Athlone Location: Western Cape Operator: Cape Town Electricity Dept Configuration: 1 X 57 MW combustion turbine Operation: 1972 Fuel: diesel oil T/G supplier: Curtiss-Wright, Brush Quick facts: The original controls on the Athlone gas turbine have been changed out by Turbine Controls Ltd. There is a possibility that this machine will be modified for biogas consumption. Photograph courtesy of Merz and McLellan (Pty) Ltd Posted 2 Jan 2004	Gourikwa Location: Western Cape Operator: Eskom Configuration: 3 X 150 MW SGT5-2000E combustion turbines Operation: 2007 Fuel: diesel oil, kerosene T/G supplier: Siemens EPC: Siemens, Eskom Quick facts: Construction at the Gourikwa  site in Mossel Bay began on 24 Jan 2006. The third unit was released for commercial operation on 22 Jun 2007. Two more machines were added in 2009. Photograph courtesy of Eskom Posted 17 Aug 2008
	Newcastle Location: KwaZulu-Natal Operator: IPSA Group plc Configuration: 18-MW, 2+1 CCGT with Tornado gas turbines CHP Operation: 2007 Fuel: diesel oil HRSG supplier: Aalborg T/G supplier: Ruston, Siemens Quick facts: In June 2005, IPSA Group began development of South Africa’s first privately financed IPP, this small CHP plant in Newcastle. The main plant equipment was relocated from the former Scottish & Southern East Lancashire Mill CHP in Scotland and was re-constructed in 14mos. In addition to electricity, the plant can deliver just under 1mn tons/yr of process steam. The main thermal host is synthetic rubber manufacturer Karbochem (Pty) Ltd. The plant came online in Oct 2007. A planned extension with six 1.3-MW Deutz gas engines was put on hold in March 2009. Photograph courtesy of IPSA Group Posted 10 Dec 2009

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

Updated 12/10/09

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