King’s Lynn Power Station is a 382MW gas fired power project. It is located in England, the UK. The project is currently active. It has been developed in single phase. Post completion of construction, the project got commissioned in 1997.
| Project Type | Total Capacity (MW) | Active Capacity (MW) | Pipeline Capacity (MW) | Project Status | Project Location | Project Developer | Thermal | 382 | 382 | – | Active | England, the UK | Centrica Energy |
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Description
The project was developed by Centrica Energy and is currently owned by RWE Generation UK with a stake of 100%.
It is a Combined Cycle Gas Turbine (CCGT) 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 Sulphur Distillate Fuel Oil. The project underwent through rehabilitation & modernization during 2017-2019.
The project cost is $190.69m.
Development Status
The project got commissioned in 1997.
Contractors Involved
Siemens was selected to render EPC services for the gas fired power project.
Siemens was selected as the turbine supplier for the Gas fired project. The Gas fired project consists of 1 steam turbine.
Siemens was selected as the turbine supplier for the Gas fired project. The company provided 1 unit of SGT5-4000F gas turbine.
Siemens supplied electric generator for the project.
John Cockerill Group supplied steam boiler for the project.
Siemens is the O&M contractor for thermal power project for a period of 12 years.
Methodology
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