Noyabrsk CCGT PP turbine trial launch

28 April 2010

The 1st power unit GT trial firing achieving idle stroke was conducted.

The turbine trial firing and its work testing is done to check the main equipment and auxiliary systems reliability and efficiency. The preliminary works on cold adjustment performed under control of the General Electric (equipment manufacturer) technical advisors, allowed launching the turbine automatically.

At the trial run check measurements of the equipment critical parameters were done and automatic protection systems were tested. The turbine will be ready for operation after the trial runs and comprehensive testing.

The Noyabrsk CCGT power plant is one of the most innovative facilities of such kind in Russia. The power units comprise the 42 MW General Electric PG6581 gas turbine, HRSG produced by OJSC «ZIO-Podolsk» and 20 MW steam turbine (OJSC «Kaluga turbine plant»).

The station installed electric capacity is 122.6 MW, the thermal one being 95 Gcal/h. The power plant constitutes the first stage of implementation of the “Industrial Urals-Polar Urals” Project power unit. This power plant is an entity of wholesale electricity market and is included into the summary forecasted balance of electric power generation and supply within the framework of UES of Russia.