Tenaska Virginia Generating Station is a 946.1MW gas fired power project. It is located in Virginia, the US. The project is currently active. It has been developed in single phase. Post completion of construction, the project got commissioned in May 2004.
| Project Type | Total Capacity (MW) | Active Capacity (MW) | Pipeline Capacity (MW) | Project Status | Project Location | Project Developer | Thermal | 946.1 | 946.1 | – | Active | Virginia, the US | Tenaska Virginia Partners |
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Description
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The project was developed by Tenaska Virginia Partners. The project is currently owned by J-Power USA Generation with a stake of 30%, Chubu Electric Power, Tenaska and Tyr Energy.
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 Distillate Fuel oil. The fuel is procured from Williams Transco Pipeline, Shell Energy North America (US), L.P..
The project generated 3,700,852MWh of electricity.
Development Status
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By GlobalDataThe project got commissioned in May 2004.
Power Purchase Agreement
The power generated from the project is sold to Shell Energy North America (US) under a power purchase agreement with a contracted capacity is 946.1MW.
Contractors Involved
GE Power was selected as the turbine supplier for the Gas fired project. The company provided 1 steam turbine with 396.2MW nameplate capacity.
GE Power was selected as the turbine supplier for the Gas fired project. The company provided 3 units of 7F.04 gas turbines, each with 183.3MW nameplate capacity.
GE Power supplied electric generator for the project.
Hamon Deltak supplied steam boiler for the project.
Tenaska Operations is the O&M contractor for thermal power project.
About Tenaska Virginia Partners
Tenaska Virginia Partners, L.P. (Tenaska Virginia) is an electric utility, based in the US. The company operates 885 MW of natural gas fueled, combined cycle electric generating facility. Its power projects are formed to build and own the facility. Tenaska Virginia has a long term energy conversion agreement with Shell Energy North America (US), L.P. The company’s generating stations are designed to maximize efficiency and to generate electricity using least amount of fuel. The company has three General Electric Frame 7FA gas turbines and one General Electric steam turbine. Its project provides significant benefits to the local region and the state. The company operates as subsidiary of Tenaska Inc. Tenaska Virginia Omaha, Nebraska, the US.
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