Smith Power Mexico will provide the technology to SEISA for Enerkin SAPI’s CHP project in Mexico.
Enerkin is a special purpose firm established by Proteinas y Oleicos and other companies based in Merida.
Located in Merida, the plant will help meet the Mexican government’s plans for efficient cogeneration.
The new CHP project will utilize three of GE’s Jenbacher two-stage turbocharged J624 gas engine generator sets to produce 13.125MW of electric power and 13,800 pounds per hour of saturated steam.
The electricity generated will be used to power the existing plants of the shareholders while the remaining energy will be fed to the Mexican state-owned electric utility Federal Electricity Commission’s grid.
GE said the saturated steam produced from the engine exhaust will be used as process steam in the Proteinas y Oleicos manufacturing plant.
GE’s Distributed Power business business leader for Mexico Gerardo Villavicencio said: "By integrating our high-efficiency gas engines into a CHP application, Enerkin will be able to better meet its immediate power and steam requirements."
The plant is expected to start commercial operation in May 2015.
