Air cooled 'J' bound for Peru

Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems (MHPS) has been technically selected by Gaz Et L’Energie (GEL) for the Humay Power Station project in Peru.

The project includes one M501JAC gas turbine, heat recovery steam generator, and steam turbine. The plant will be built in the Ica district, close to the city of Pisco, Peru, with a projected completion in 2020. The facility will produce 500 megawatts (MW) of electricity to power up to 500,000 homes and industrial customers.

With Peru’s aim of continuing to modernize and diversify the national power grid, the MHPS M501JAC is a fit with 64% efficiency, 99.5% reliability and combined cycle output in excess of 500 MW.

“Partnering with GEL to provide Peru with clean, dispatchable power is what MHPS is doing for utilities and Independent Power Producers on a global basis,” said Paul Browning, MHPS President and CEO. “In 2004, we made the goal to get to 65% efficiency, and as we approach that goal, we are proud to offer the most efficient and reliable advanced class gas turbines. Providing MHPS-TOMONI

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 enabled equipment to the Humay Power Station will allow real-time digitization and analytics to enable plant operators to solve challenges and seize opportunities. Our approach to customer collaboration and dependability will continue to showcase MHPS as a reliable, cutting-edge, and stable partner.”

The Humay PS project brings the total technical selections for the MHPS JAC to 26 units.   The Humay PS turbines will be manufactured at the MHPS Savannah Machinery Works (SMW), the world’s most modern turbine manufacturing facility. SMW has proven success in America with a J-Series turbine operating at 62% combined cycle efficiency at the Grand River Dam Authority in Tulsa, Okla., making it the most fuel efficient 60 Hz power plant in the world.