The first part of the WEPP is a 4,000km long pipeline, capable of transporting 17 billion cubic meters of gas annually from Lunnan in Xinjiang to Shanghai.
The natural gas transported by the pipeline is used for electricity production in the Changjiang River Delta area.
The second part of the WEPP has a total length of 9,102 kms, including 4,843 kms of the main line and eight sub-lines.
Construction of the second part began in 2008, and the pipeline will run from Khorgas in northwestern Xinjiang to Guangzhou in Guangdong and Hong Kong.
The second pipeline will have a capacity to transport 30 billion cubic meters of gas annually.
Converteam will provide the variable speed drive systems to run compression trains supplied by GE Oil & Gas for the WEPP II project.
Each set will mainly consist of a transformer, a two-pole turbo synchronous motor ranging from 15MW to 18MW at 4800rpm driven by a pulse width modulated 3-level MV7000 high
performance drive.
The systems are expected to be commissioned by Converteam and PetroChina between August 2012 and March 2013.
