Union Power Project, El Dorado, AR, USA
Key Data:
Site clearing begins
December 1999
Site construction begins
April 2001
Site size
330 acres
First fire
September 2002
First phase commercial operation
January 2003
Full plant commercial operation
June 2003
Output
2,205MW
Plant type
CCGT
Location
5.5 miles northeast of El Dorado, Arkansas, United States
Estimated investment
$1.1 billion
Key Players:
Joint owners
TECO Power Services, Panda Energy
Lead equipment supplier
GE
Lead contractor
SNC-Lavalin
Power purchaser
Arkansas spot market
Plant Details:
Gas units
8 x 262MW, GE 7FA
Steam turbines
4 x GE d-11 condensing reheat steam turbines
Heat recovery
8 x Alstom Energy Systems three-pressure HRSGs, with duct firing
Condensers
Alstom Energy Systems
Transformers
12 x Hitachi Generator Step Up (GSU) transformers
Raw water storage
2,700,000gal
