Genesee Generating Station 1 & 2 is an 860MW coal fired power project. It is located in Alberta, Canada. The project is currently active. It has been developed in multiple phases. Post completion of construction, the project got commissioned in October 1989.
| Project Type | Total Capacity (MW) | Active Capacity (MW) | Pipeline Capacity (MW) | Project Status | Project Location | Project Developer | Thermal | 860 | 860 | – | Active | Alberta, Canada |
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Description
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The project is currently owned by Capital Power with a stake of 100%.
It is a Steam Turbine power plant that is used for Baseload. The power plant run on dual-fuel. The primary fuel being used to power the plant is subbituminous. In case of shortage of subbituminous the plant can also run on Natural Gas. The fuel is procured from Genesee Mine.
The project cost is $695.3m.
Development Status
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By GlobalDataThe project got commissioned in October 1989.
Power Purchase Agreement
The power generated from the project is sold to Balancing Pool under a power purchase agreement.
Contractors Involved
SNC-Lavalin Engineers & Constructors was selected to render EPC services for the coal fired power project.
GE Power was selected as the turbine supplier for the Coal fired project.
GE Power supplied electric generator for the project.
GE Power supplied steam boiler for the project.
Methodology
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