Wilkes Power Plant is an 882MW gas fired power project. It is located in Texas, the US. According to GlobalData, who tracks and profiles over 170,000 power plants worldwide, the project is currently active. It has been developed in multiple phases. Post completion of construction, the project got commissioned in May 1964. Buy the profile here.
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Description
The project is currently owned by Southwestern Electric Power with a stake of 100%.
It is a Steam Turbine 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 Center Point, Kinder Morgan.
The project generated 740,045MWh of electricity.
Development status
The project got commissioned in May 1964.
Contractors involved
Wilkes Power Plant (Wilkes Power Plant Unit I) is equipped with GE Power steam turbine. The phase consists of 1 steam turbine with 180MW nameplate capacity.
Wilkes Power Plant (Wilkes Power Plant Unit II) is equipped with GE Power steam turbine. The phase consists of 1 steam turbine with 351MW nameplate capacity.
Wilkes Power Plant (Wilkes Power Plant Unit III) is equipped with GE Power steam turbine. The phase consists of 1 steam turbine with 351MW nameplate capacity.
GE Power supplied 111 MVAR electric generator for the Wilkes Power Plant (Wilkes Power Plant Unit I).
GE Power supplied 170 MVAR electric generator for the Wilkes Power Plant (Wilkes Power Plant Unit II).
GE Power supplied 170 MVAR electric generator for the Wilkes Power Plant (Wilkes Power Plant Unit III).
GE Power supplied steam boiler for the Wilkes Power Plant (Wilkes Power Plant Unit I).
Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises supplied steam boiler for the Wilkes Power Plant (Wilkes Power Plant Unit II).
Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises supplied steam boiler for the Wilkes Power Plant (Wilkes Power Plant Unit III).
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