Combined-cycle power plants (CCPP)
Maximum flexibility: Combined-cycle power plants
In terms of efficiency and environmental impact, the combined-cycle power plant (CCPP) is considered the ideal conventional plant.
Its operational flexibility allows rapid start-ups, minimal shut-down times and fast and efficient adjustment to varying load demands.
The operational flexibility of modern CCPPs is especially suited for grids that have to accommodate fluctuating amounts of energy supply.
The advantages of combined-cycle power plants at a glance:
- Flexibility: plant size from 75 to 1,200 megawatts
- Efficiency: Plant efficiency approaches 60 percent; state of the art solutions
- Sustainability: Environmental friendly to match the both clients’ and governmental requirements
- Individuality: Ferrostaal engineers optimized plant configurations and design to suit the clients’ requirements
For our customer Trinidad Generation Unlimited (TGU) we realized a highly flexible and modular power plant with six gas turbines and two steam turbines in Trinidad. The plant has a capacity of 765 megawatts with 45 megawatts of supplementary firing for peaking. The plant will increase the country’s power generating capacity by some 50 percent. The project marks an important milestone for Trinidad & Tobago being a self sufficient island with no electricity supply from outside.