Gas
turbines and steam turbines delivered for the Covert
Generating Project, Michigan, U.S.A. |
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Gas turbine No.1 loading onto barge at MHI Takasago
Machinery Works
MPS (Mitsubishi Power Systems, Inc.), a subsidiary of MHI, has
recently completed delivery of three M501G gas turbines and three
steam turbines for the Covert Generating Project located in Covert,
Michigan, U.S.A. The Covert Project, which was developed by PG&E
National Energy Group (PG&E NEG), consists of three power
trains (i.e., one gas turbine generator, one heat recovery steam
generator, and one steam turbine generator) and will produce
a nominal output of 1,082 MW. Construction of the plant commenced
in June 2002. Commercial operation of the plant is scheduled
to commence in the summer of 2003.
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