Around 300,000 households in Poland will, in the medium term, benefit from the latest and most efficient coal-fired power plant technology with an unprecedented efficiency level of 46%! This technology will be realized in power station Ostroleka C, 1,000 MW. GE Power was chosen to lead this EPC contract for Ostroleka which builds on GE’s Steam Power global Engineering Procurement and Commissioning (EPC) expertise which includes 100 GW of installed base and more than 200 power projects.
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In addition to co-leading the consortium, GE Power will design, manufacture and deliver its market-leading ultra-supercritical (USC) technology components (boiler and steam turbine generator) for this new power plant. With USC technology, the plant will perform to the highest efficiency level possible for a steam power plant in Poland with 46% efficiency, well above the global average of 33% efficiency. Higher efficiency means lower emissions: Each percentage point improvement in efficiency significantly reduces CO2 emissions from coal power plants by over 2 percentage points. GE Power will also provide advanced environmental control systems such as electrostatic precipitators and wet flue gas desulfurization plant. These technologies ensure Ostroleka C will meet the most stringent emission requirement as called for by the latest European Union directive.
“GE Power is pleased to have the confidence of Enea and Energa and is looking forward to partnering with them to build Ostroleka C. This plant will combine our EPC experience with leading coal-based technology that will help Poland meet its energy needs while also meeting the latest EU standards in terms of air quality,” said Andreas Lusch, CEO of GE’s Steam Power.
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GE’s Steam Power EPC was awarded twice with Coal Plant of the Year and EPC of the Year in 2015 for Manjung power plant and again in 2016 for Tanjung Bin power plant, both in Malaysia.
“Our role, at GE, is to support our customers and countries like Poland to choose and implement the energy systems which best meets their needs and targets in terms of energy security, costs and sustainability,” said Peter Stracar, CEO for GE in Europe. “GE has the broadest portfolio of technology to help Poland use its natural resources in the most efficient way and support the energy transition in Europe.”
GE Power has had a presence in Poland for more than 70 years beginning with its factories in Elblag and Wroclaw, and has recently delivered the Belchatów 858 MW steam plant and is currently a consortium partner for Opole 2 x 900 MW ultra-supercritical steam plant.
