Darbytown Power Station is a 336MW gas fired power project. It is located in Virginia, the US. The project is currently active. It has been developed in multiple phases. Post completion of construction, the project got commissioned in April 1990.
| Project Type | Total Capacity (MW) | Active Capacity (MW) | Pipeline Capacity (MW) | Project Status | Project Location | Project Developer | Thermal | 336 | 336 | – | Active | Virginia, the US |
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Description
The project is currently owned by Virginia Electric and Power.
It is a Gas Turbine power plant that is used for Peakload. 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 Distillate Fuel Oil. The fuel is procured from Dominion Transmission, Inc..
The project generated 48,020MWh of electricity.
Development Status
The project got commissioned in April 1990.
Contractors Involved
GE Power was selected as the turbine supplier for thermal power project. The project consists of 4 units of PG711-EA turbines, each with 84MW nameplate capacity.
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