Big Cajun I Gas Turbine Power Plant is a 265.6MW gas fired power project. It is located in Louisiana, the US. The project is currently active. It has been developed in multiple phases. Post completion of construction, the project got commissioned in May 2001.
| Project Type | Total Capacity (MW) | Active Capacity (MW) | Pipeline Capacity (MW) | Project Status | Project Location | Project Developer | Thermal | 265.6 | 265.6 | – | Active | Louisiana, the US |
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Description
It is a Gas Turbine power plant. The fuel is procured from Big Cajun Pipeline.
The project generated 18,187MWh of electricity.
Development Status
The project got commissioned in May 2001.
Contractors Involved
Siemens was selected as the turbine supplier for thermal power project. The project consists of 2 units of SGT6-3000E turbines, each with 132.8MW nameplate capacity.
Siemens Energy supplied Air Cooled, Brushless electric generator for the Big Cajun I Gas Turbine Power Plant (Big Cajun I Gas Turbine Power Plant Unit I).
Siemens Energy supplied Air Cooled, Brushless electric generator for the Big Cajun I Gas Turbine Power Plant (Big Cajun I Gas Turbine Power Plant Unit II).
Methodology
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