 Next to the Chihuahua Combined Cycle Power Plant for B.L.T. (Build, Lease and Transfer), this power plant is the first combined cycle among the IPP Projects in Mexico, which was delivered on schedule and achieved better performance than the guaranteed rate among applied "F generation" Gas Turbines. The addition of this highly successful full turnkey plant project, featuring the technologically complex F Generation Gas Turbine, is truly a milestone that demonstrates the high potential for future activities in this country. The plant is located on the seaside of the Gulf of Mexico in the southern part of Tuxpan City. Its designed capacity is set at 495 MW. The facility comprises of two M501F gas turbine generators installed indoors, which are able to burn dual fuels of natural gas and diesel oil with DLN (Dry Low NOx) combustors. The triple-pressure heat recovery steam generators (HRSGs) are of the reheat type, designed using natural circulation. The plant uses a 2-on-1 configuration with two gas turbines connected to their respective HRSGs, and with the steam from both HRSGs supplying a steam turbine. An offshore intake and discharge system has been provided as the cooling system for the turbine exhaust steam flow. The gas turbine operations are monitored by MHI in Japan, using the Remote Monitoring System to ensure proper operations and to maintain higher availability of the units. Evaporative cooler systems are made available to cool inlet air, thereby improving the plant's power output especially during the summer months. MHI hopes that this successful plant will greatly contribute to the steady growth of Mexico's economy, and help MHI expand its market share throughout the country. |
