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Siemens has received an order from Castle Peak Power Company Limited (CAPCO) for the delivery of a power block for a new combined cycle unit in its Black Point Power Station in Tuen Mun, in the northwest of Hong Kong.
CAPCO is a joint venture of China Southern Power Grid International Limited and CLP Power Hong Kong Limited (CLP Power).
The power block's core will consist of an SGT5-8000H gas turbine, an SST5-5000 steam turbine, a water-cooled SGen5-3000W generator manufactured in Germany as well as the SPPA-T3000 control system, Siemens said.
The 550 MW power plant is expected to become operational by 2020, and is set to supply electricity to one million households.
“This strategic success enables us to achieve a breakthrough in Hong Kong's challenging energy market,” commented Lothar Herrmann, CEO of Siemens Greater China, adding the company “will work closely with the customer in all project phases including commissioning.”
Currently, Hong Kong has a total installed capacity of about 12.6 GW and uses primarily fossil fuels to generate electricity, Siemens said.
However, Hong Kong's government set an objective to increase local gas generation to around 50% of the total fuel mix for electricity generation by 2020, while decreasing emissions and pollutant output from power generation sector.
“Combined cycle power plants that have an SGT-8000H installed achieve a high efficiency level above 60 percent and are characterized by short startup times and rapid load changes,” it stressed.