A view of the combined-cycle East River Generating Station, which uses oil and natural gas to power its boilers to produce electricity and steam, in New York, New York, USA. Photo by JUSTIN LANE / EPA
June 25 (Asia Today) — South Korea’s Hanwha Power has entered the U.S. combined-cycle power generation market by supplying fuel gas compressors to a plant in Ohio for the first time.
The company also secured a long-term maintenance agreement, establishing a base from which to expand its equipment service business in North America.
Hanwha Power said Thursday that it participated in a ceremony Wednesday marking the completion and start of commercial operations at the Trumbull Energy Center in Trumbull County, Ohio.
The 950-megawatt, high-efficiency combined-cycle gas turbine plant was developed with investment led by Korea Southern Power.
The facility was built to replace generating capacity from an aging coal-fired power plant and is expected to become a major electricity supplier to the PJM Interconnection grid, the largest wholesale electricity market in the United States.
Representatives of Korea Southern Power, Gemma Power Systems, Siemens Energy, the Ohio state government, South Korean diplomatic authorities and financial institutions attended the ceremony.
Hanwha Power supplied three fuel gas compressors for the project, marking the company’s first installation of the equipment in the United States.
The integrally geared centrifugal compressors use variable-frequency drive technology, which adjusts operating speeds in response to changing conditions.
Hanwha Power said the equipment was designed to operate reliably despite the substantial seasonal fluctuations in natural gas pipeline pressure found in the PJM region.
The company also signed a nine-year long-term service agreement covering major spare parts and maintenance work during three major overhaul cycles.
Hanwha Power will use its service center in Houston as a base for on-site support, equipment maintenance and component refurbishment.
The company said the agreement will help it expand beyond equipment sales and build a long-term service business in the North American power market.
“Securing both the equipment supply and long-term service contracts demonstrates recognition of our technological and operational capabilities,” Hanwha Power Chief Commercial Officer Prakash Nair said.
“We will continue expanding our presence in the U.S. power market through service operations built on long-term partnerships,” he said.
— Reported by Asia Today; translated by UPI
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