BEIJING, CHINA (March 15, 2004) --- GE has received a $78 million contract to provide four 250-megawatt pump/turbine and motor/generator sets, auxiliary equipment and services for a new, 1,000-megawatt pumped-storage power station in the mountainous area in the southwest suburb of Yixing City, People's Republic of China.
The Jiangsu Pumped Storage Power Co. Ltd awarded the contract for the equipment to GE as the prime contractor for the project. ABB is a subcontractor on the project, providing a computer supervisory control system and auxiliary electrical systems. The contract was signed in Nanjing by three parties: the Jiangsu Pumped Storage Power Co. Ltd, the CETIC International Tendering Co., Ltd, as its agent, and GE.
"GE is very pleased to be participating in this key project," said Jeff Wiener, Director of Hydro Sales for GE Energy. "This new 1,000-megawatt facility is vital to help meet the growing need for stable and reliable power in the Jiangsu province. We believe GE's considerable expertise with pump storage units was an important factor in being chosen for this project."
The pump turbines are vertical shaft, single-stage, reversible Francis machines. Rated output in turbine mode will not be less than 255 megawatts, while the maximum pump input power in pump mode will not exceed 275 megawatts.
The 50-hertz motor/generators are three-phase, air-cooled, vertical shaft, suspension type, reversible synchronous units. The generator mode has a rating of 278 MVA while the motor mode is rated at 275 megawatts.
The GE equipment will be built in Norway, Finland and Canada. The site installation will begin in the second half of 2005 with the first unit scheduled to enter commercial operation on Aug. 31, 2007. The other units are set to begin operation in subsequent intervals of five, four and three months, respectively.
GE Energy is a world leader in the supply of hydro turbines, generators and related electro-technical equipment for the hydropower production industry. Capabilities include complete water-to-wire solutions for new hydroelectric plants and refurbishment and services for existing plants.
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