Under the 16-year contractual service agreement (CSA), GE will ensure the long-term availability of gas turbines for the power plant to help OJSC Generating meet energy production and capacity supply targets.
The company has upgraded the 6FA gas turbines with OpFlex advanced controls software, including transient stability (ETS) and cold day performance solutions.
The ETS is designed to provide combustor operability amidst grid frequency and load instabilities, while cold day performance solution allows gas
urbines to operate at higher loads during cold temperatures, GE said.
OJSC Generating branch Kazan CHP-2 director Galiullin Radik Zavitovich said: "We awarded GE the CSA because they have the technology expertise and proven gas turbine services track record to help make sure that our Kazanskaya CHP-2 power plant operates at the highest levels of reliability.
"We expect that the services provided by the GE team will help us to extend the turbines’ life cycle, improving performance and ensuring CHP operating status."
The Kazan CHP-2 power plant comprises a 220MW combined-cycle gas turbine block featuring two GE-built 6FA gas turbines, two KTZ steam turbine generators and two Ema Alliance heat recovery steam generators.
OJSC Generating expects the upgrades to increase the power plant’s output by 1.6% during the colder seasons.
GE Power & Water power generation services Europe general manager Ramon Paramio said: "This CSA reflects the confidence OJSC ‘Generating Company’ has in both our technology and our regional services capabilities in Russia to deliver the excellent service they need to optimize plant performance."
Image: OJSC Generating’s Kazanskaya CHP-2 combined-cycle gas power plant in Russia. Photo: courtesy of General Electric.
