Myanmar: Modernized turbines to be installed at Thaketa power plant

Myanmar: Modernized turbines to be installed at Thaketa power plant

Gas turbines manufactured by General Electric (GE) will be installed at the
new Thaketa power plant to meet Myanmar's electricity demand, according to
GE.

Electric power consumption in Myanmar has tripled over the last decade, and
it will increase about 15 per cent annually. The electricity requirement
will increase rapidly over the next decade. SEPCOIII Electric Power
Construction Corp (SEPCOIII) has ordered gas turbines from GE to be
installed in the Thaketa combined cycle power plant.

"It will be the third energy project in a 20-month period," said Andrew Lee,
chief country representative for GE.

The power plant is expected to begin running in the first quarter of 2018
and will be able to produce 106 megawatts of electricity. SEPCOIII will run
the plant, buy necessary items and build it. The factory is jointly owned by
Union Resources & Engineering Co Ltd (UREC) and Yunnan Energy Investment
Group (YEIG).

"The plant will play a major role in fulfilling the energy requirements of
Myanmar. It will supply electricity to businesses in Yangon, which consumes
52 per cent of electricity in Myanmar," said the plant's project director
Zhang Yushi.

The F-Class turbine entered the market 30 years ago, and more than 130
turbines are currently running around the world. They can work for 72
million hours.

"The electricity generated from the plant will be supplied to national
grid," said Dong Fan, project managing director for UREC.

GE installed two turbines at the Myingyan electric power project and the
Thaton electric power project, respectively. The three power plants will be
able to produce about 450 megawatts of electricity.

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Link to Original Article: http://www.elevenmyanmar.com/local/11465

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John Diecker
APT Consulting Group Co., Ltd.

www.aptthailand.com