GAS TURBINESGas turbines for Turkey:GE Frame 9E turbines in actionGE will supply long-term services and an equipment upgrade to increase output & availability ata cogeneration <strong>power</strong> plant owned by electricity generating company Camis Elektrik Uretim ofMersin, Turkey. The plant’s increased <strong>power</strong> output can now support regional growth.GE has just signed contracts worthnearly US$20 million to providemaintenance and outage servicesfor a new GE Frame 9E Gas Turbine for 10years and to upgrade an existing GEFrame 9E Gas Turbine at <strong>the</strong> plant, whichwill boost <strong>the</strong> output of <strong>the</strong> unit by 2.3%.The new equipment and <strong>the</strong> upgrade willimprove <strong>the</strong> performance and availabilityof <strong>the</strong> units, which will help reduce <strong>the</strong>cost of maintenance, fuel consumptionand <strong>the</strong> risk of <strong>power</strong> shortage scenariosin <strong>the</strong> region, especially in peak periods.Specifically, <strong>the</strong> upgrade of <strong>the</strong> olderunit will include a combustion hardwareextendor system that will increasemaintenance intervals from 12,000 to24,000 hours, advanced abradablecoating, brush seals and control curvemodification.The GE solution will enable Camis to bemore competitive in its market throughgreater efficiency, improved capacity andreduced operational costs.Using gas turbine exhaust gases toproduce process steam, instead of wastingthat energy, will help drive lower costs forCamis’ production facilities and improveits growth potential in <strong>the</strong> market.The new service agreement builds onCamis’ relationship with GE, whichincluded <strong>the</strong> initial supply of <strong>the</strong> gasturbines, and a previous serviceagreement for one of <strong>the</strong> plant’s units.“This agreement demonstrates <strong>the</strong>capabilities of GE’s Power GenerationServices business to deliver cleaner,smarter and more efficient solutions to itscustomers and help <strong>the</strong>m to be moreinnovative and competitive in meeting<strong>the</strong>ir market conditions,” saidRicardo Cordoba, regionalpresident and CEO of GE Energy.Camis’ two GE Frame 9E GasTurbines entered commercialoperation in 2006 and 2009,respectively, each producing 125megawatts of <strong>power</strong>. The upgradeproject will result in <strong>the</strong> mostadvanced configurations availablefor this class of gas turbine.The service agreement withCamis fur<strong>the</strong>r expands GE’sgrowing presence in Turkey.After establishing a regional salesoffice in Istanbul in <strong>the</strong> early1990s, GE has been very active in<strong>the</strong> Turkish <strong>power</strong> generation market. Todate, GE has supplied equipment for<strong>power</strong> plants that are operating or underconstruction in Turkey totalling more than10,000MW. Those installations includeheavy duty and aeroderivative gasturbines, steam turbines, Jenbacher gasengines and wind turbines.GE currently serves <strong>the</strong> energy sectorwith technologies in such areas as naturalgas, oil, coal and nuclear energy; wind,solar, biogas and water processing; energymanagement; and grid modernisation.GE also offers integrated solutions toserve energy- and water-intensiveindustries such as mining, metals, marine,petrochemical and o<strong>the</strong>r fuels.WIPInternet linkwww.ge.com16M ARCH 2012 • WORLDWIDE I NDEPENDENT P OWER
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