Franken I Power Station is an 823MW gas fired power project. It is located in Bavaria, Germany. The project is currently active. It has been developed in multiple phases. Post completion of construction, the project got commissioned in 1973.
Project Type | Total Capacity (MW) | Active Capacity (MW) | Pipeline Capacity (MW) | Project Status | Project Location | Project Developer | Thermal | 823 | 823 | – | Active | Bavaria, Germany |
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Description
The project is currently owned by Uniper with a stake of 100%.
It is a Steam Turbine power plant. The power plant run on dual-fuel. The primary fuel being used to power the plant is natural gas. In case of shortage of natural gas the plant can also run on Gas Oil.
Development Status
The project got commissioned in 1973.

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Franken I Power Station (Franken I Power Station Unit I) is equipped with GE Power steam turbine. The phase consists of 1 steam turbine with 383MW nameplate capacity.
Franken I Power Station (Franken I Power Station Unit II) is equipped with GE Power steam turbine. The phase consists of 1 steam turbine with 440MW nameplate capacity.
The steam boilers for the gas fired power project have been supplied byDeutsche Babcock and GE Power.
Methodology
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