Faster, greener heavy-duty gas turbine connected to power grid
China DailyThe 200 MW Fengyuan heavy-duty gas turbine was recently put into operation in Zaozhuang city in East China's Shandong province and has been successfully connected to the local power grid. Jointly developed by the China National Petroleum Corp and the Shandong Fengyuan Group, the gas turbine is the first 9E heavy-duty gas turbine utilized in Shandong's energy sector, as well as one of the two heavy-duty gas turbines currently in service in the province. Endowed with a maximum output of 200 MW, the gas turbine takes only 30 minutes from ignition to power generation, which is about four hours faster than traditional coal-fired power plants. Aimed at giving sounder support to the gas turbine, the local power supplier has previously carried out renovation on five 220 kV transmission lines through measures such as replacing the current transformers and circuit protectors.