Hopewell Cogeneration Facility is a 399MW 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 January 1990.
| Project Type | Total Capacity (MW) | Active Capacity (MW) | Pipeline Capacity (MW) | Project Status | Project Location | Project Developer | Thermal | 399 | 399 | – | Active | Virginia, the US |
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Description
The project is currently owned by Luminant Generation with a stake of 100%.
It is a CCGT with Cogen 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 Distillate Fuel Oil. The fuel is procured from Transco Zone 3, Columbia Gas Pipeline.
The project generated 934,115MWh of electricity.
Development Status
The project got commissioned in January 1990.
Power Purchase Agreement
The power generated from the project is sold to Virginia Electric and Power under a power purchase agreement.
Contractors Involved
Hopewell Cogeneration Facility (Hopewell Cogeneration Facility Unit I) is equipped with GE Power GT11N gas turbine. The phase consists of 1 gas turbine with 101MW nameplate capacity.
Hopewell Cogeneration Facility (Hopewell Cogeneration Facility Unit II) is equipped with GE Power GT11N gas turbine. The phase consists of 1 gas turbine with 101MW nameplate capacity.
Hopewell Cogeneration Facility (Hopewell Cogeneration Facility Unit III) is equipped with GE Power GT11N gas turbine. The phase consists of 1 gas turbine with 101MW nameplate capacity.
Hopewell Cogeneration Facility (Hopewell Cogeneration Facility Unit IV) is equipped with GE Power steam turbine. The phase consists of 1 steam turbine with 96MW nameplate capacity.
Nooter/Eriksen supplied steam boiler for the project.
Methodology
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