Alamitos Energy Center (CCGT) is a 678MW gas fired power project. It is located in California, the US. The project is currently active. It has been developed in single phase. The project construction commenced in 2017 and subsequently entered into commercial operation in February 2020.

Project Type Total Capacity (MW) Active Capacity (MW) Pipeline Capacity (MW) Project Status Project Location Project Developer
Thermal 678 678 Active California, the US AES Alamitos

Description

The project is developed and owned by AES Alamitos.

It is a Combined Cycle Gas Turbine (CCGT) power plant. The fuel is procured from Southern California Gas Company.

The project cost is $842.077m.

The Gas fired project consists of 1 steam turbine with 216MW nameplate capacity.

Development Status

The project construction commenced in 2017 and subsequently entered into commercial operation in February 2020.

Power Purchase Agreement

The power generated from the project is sold to Southern California Edison under a power purchase agreement for a period of 20 years.

Contractors Involved

GE Power was selected as the turbine supplier for the Gas fired project. The company provided 2 units of 2×1 MS 7FA.05 gas turbines, each with 231MW nameplate capacity.

Methodology

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