The main equipment for the new combined cycle power plant at Lukomlskaya GRES is delivered by water and land
The main equipment for the new combined cycle power plant of the Lukomlskaya GRES is being delivered by water and land, as reported to a BELTA correspondent by the Vitebskenergo Republican Unitary Enterprise of Electric Power Industry.
Energy workers classify the gas turbine, the stator of the steam turbine generator, and two transformers as main equipment. The gas turbine was delivered by barge from the port of Kherson to Berezino via the Dnieper River, from where this 400-ton behemoth is being transported by road at a speed of 40 km/h to Novolukoml. It is expected that the cargo will reach the construction site by the evening of December 4. The stator and transformers will be delivered to the facility within the next week.
The construction of the 427 MW combined cycle power plant is a joint Belarusian-Chinese project. Thanks to the construction of the combined cycle power plant, the Lukomlskaya GRES will switch to modern electricity generation technologies, which will save 242 thousand tons of conventional fuel per year. In monetary terms, this will amount to over Br500 billion. Natural gas is used as fuel for the combined cycle power plant. The advantages of the plant include a high efficiency of the combined cycle - 57%, while the 300 MW blocks of the GRES have an efficiency of 39.4%. Combined cycle power plants consume less water per unit of electricity generated and are more environmentally friendly.
The construction of the PGU-400 MW is carried out on the basis of a decree of the head of state and a contract concluded between RUP Vitebskenergo and China National Machinery Import and Export Corporation for the comprehensive construction of a 427 MW combined cycle power unit at the Lukomlskaya GRES. Construction began in January of the current year. The unit will be commissioned in June 2014.
Currently, foundations for the main building and main equipment have been laid at the site. Work is underway on the installation of the waste heat recovery boiler, and the underground part of the coastal pumping station building has been completed. The gas turbine generator has already been installed on the foundation. The installation of the main building's metal structures has been completed, and work on the installation of wall and roof panels is proceeding at an accelerated pace. All work is being carried out in accordance with the schedule.