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Press Release30 August 2016Power and GasErlangen
Siemens to supply key power plant components to industrial customer in Mexico
Siemens delivers an H-class gas turbine for the combined cycle cogeneration power plant in Altamira. It is the seventh Siemens gas turbine of this type supplied to Mexico.
"Mexico is a pioneer by integrating
efficient power generation solutions that will modernize and increase energy
supply in the country. This latest project confirms that Mexico is not just
transforming its energy market, it is becoming an energy hub for the continent,"
said José Aparicio, head of sales for Latin America within the Siemens Power
and Gas Division. "Furthermore, it's not only the largest private
cogeneration project for Siemens in Mexico, but also the first order for an
SST-800 industrial steam turbine from the country. Therefore, this is a
breakthrough success for us in the changing Mexican energy market."
The
Altamira plant will be constructed in the city of the same name in the state
of Tamaulipas in northeastern Mexico. Siemens' scope of supply includes one SGT6-8000H gas turbine, one SST-800 steam turbine, one SGen6-100A generator, and one SGen6-2000H generator. Siemens is manufacturing the gas turbine and the SGen6-2000H generator at its U.S. production facility in Charlotte, North Carolina. The steam turbine will be manufactured in Goerlitz, Germany, while the SGen6-100A generator will be manufactured in Erfurt, Germany. The order also includes four gas-insulated switchgear units: three with a voltage level of 230 kilovolts (kV) and one with a voltage level of 115 kV. Three of the switchgear units will be used in the new power plant, with the fourth ensuring a smooth connection to the Mexican grid. Alpek will utilize the electricity and process steam from the new plant for its industrial production and feed excess electricity into the Mexican grid.
of Tamaulipas in northeastern Mexico. Siemens' scope of supply includes one SGT6-8000H gas turbine, one SST-800 steam turbine, one SGen6-100A generator, and one SGen6-2000H generator. Siemens is manufacturing the gas turbine and the SGen6-2000H generator at its U.S. production facility in Charlotte, North Carolina. The steam turbine will be manufactured in Goerlitz, Germany, while the SGen6-100A generator will be manufactured in Erfurt, Germany. The order also includes four gas-insulated switchgear units: three with a voltage level of 230 kilovolts (kV) and one with a voltage level of 115 kV. Three of the switchgear units will be used in the new power plant, with the fourth ensuring a smooth connection to the Mexican grid. Alpek will utilize the electricity and process steam from the new plant for its industrial production and feed excess electricity into the Mexican grid.
"For us it provides great satisfaction
to work in projects like this one as our contribution to ensuring that the
country has the energy and the infrastructure it needs for its future
development," said Gustavo Adolfo Fernández Tresgallo, CEO of Avanzia
group.
In addition to the Altamira order, Siemens
had already sold six model SGT6-8000H gas turbines in Mexico in the past, two
each going to the Empalme I (770 MW), Empalme II (791 MW) and Valle de México
II (615 MW) combined cycle power plants. Including this latest order, Siemens
has sold a total of 79 H-class gas turbines worldwide. The SGT-8000H fleet,
with 25 units currently in successful commercial operation, has already
achieved more than 250,000 fired hours.
For further information on the SST-800 steam
turbine, please see:
www.energy.siemens.com/hq/en/fossil-power-generation/steam-turbines/sst-800.htm
www.energy.siemens.com/hq/en/fossil-power-generation/steam-turbines/sst-800.htm
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