GE secures 1.2 Gigawatts of Power Equipment in Malaysia

GE secured an order from the engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) consortium of Posco Engineering & Construction Co. Ltd. (POSCO), Mitsubishi Corporation, and PEC Powercon Sdn. Bhd. to provide power generation equipment for the 1,200 MW Pulau Indah Power Plant, in Selangor, Malaysia. The plant will be powered by GE’s highly efficient HA technology and it will consist of a two-block combined cycle power plant, featuring a total plant configuration that is modular and cost-effective to install, control, and maintain. 

Additionally, for the Pulau Indah Power Plant project, GE will provide a full spectrum of services solutions for 21 years. For the Pulau Indah Power Plant, GE will provide two blocks of 600 megawatts (MW), each including a GE 9HA.01 gas turbine, an STF-D650 steam turbine, a W88 generator, and a Once Through Heat Recovery Steam Generator (OT HRSG). GE’s OT HRSG technology is a key enabler in advanced water-steam cycles delivering higher combined cycle efficiency, while GE’s 9HA is the company’s flagship and most efficient 50 Hz gas turbine. The natural gas-fired Pulau Indah Power Plant is targeted to achieve commercial operations in 2024.

Datin Paduka Norazlina Zakaria, Executive Director, Pulau Indah Power Plant Sdn. Bhd. (PIPP), said: “Malaysia is particularly the state of Selangor has seen massive economic development, urbanization and population growth in the last three decades, which have been major drivers for its increasing energy demand, although accompanied with increasing greenhouse gas emissions. It was crucial for us to select a highly efficient technology, like GE’s 9HA.01, to help reduce the amount of fuel used to generate electricity, and working with GE to provide services and cost-effective performance improvements on the power generation equipment will help us achieve our goals.”

Ramesh Singaram, President and CEO, GE Gas Power Asia, said: “We are proud to be a part of this exciting project. We bring more than 80 years of equipment production for gas power plants to the Pulau Indah Power Plant project. The 9HA gas turbine at its core was engineered from the ground up to be extremely efficient and flexible to help lower emissions. This includes high ramp rates and fast start-up times to meet fluctuating demand, and the capability to burn up to 50% by volume of hydrogen when blended with natural gas. We see continued efficiency gains in the years to come.”

Dae-Gyun Kim, Project Director, POSCO, said: “With the Pulau Indah Power Plant, we looked across the industry seeking equipment that met strict standards that included proven technology, plant performance, maintainability, operational flexibility, environmental impacts, ‘foot-print, lifecycle costs and more, and we chose GE’s combined-cycle plant technology. Additionally, we appreciated GE’s innovative 600 MW block-size plant, engineered to give plant operators a total plant configuration that is simple and cost-effective to install, control and maintain. We are confident that the standard configuration packages and plant modularization will help a faster project execution”.

For the project, GE signed a 21-year services agreement with PIPP, a Special Purpose Vehicle led by two prominent shareholders namely Worldwide Holdings Berhad and Korea Electric Power Corporation (KEPCO). The planned maintenance work will include capital parts, major inspections on the 9HA.01 gas turbines, technical advisory services, and repairs. Overall plant performance will be monitored and enhanced with GE’s integrated Mark* VIe Distributed Control System (DCS) to help us improve asset visibility, reliability, and availability while reducing operating and maintenance costs.

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