Doosan Enerbility, HD Hyundai Accelerate Local Gas Turbine Component Manufacturing

Doosan Enerbility and HD Hyundai Marine Engine signed a two-part memorandum of understanding to develop precision-casting manufacturing technologies for gas turbines and prototype blade materials, i.e., rotating airfoils connected to the rotor. According to the MoU:

• Doosan Enerbility will design and conduct quality assessments for each gas turbine blade
• HD Hyundai Marine Engine will develop and manufacture precision-casting materials

Doosan Enerbility, with this partnership, intends to strengthen South Korea’s domestic supply chain for gas turbine components and, as a result, will meet the increasingly high global demand for gas turbines.

“To respond effectively to the rapidly growing global demand for gas turbines, it is a must for us to strengthen the domestic supply chain for gas turbines,” said Seungwoo Sohn, CEO of Doosan Enerbility’s Power Services BG. “We aim to expand the domestic supply chain for gas turbines by leveraging the technological skills and know-how that we acquired over the years through power plant gas turbine projects.”

Headquarters in Changwon-Si, South Korea; image credit: Doosan Enerbility

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The contract to develop prototype blade materials aims to increase Korean suppliers’ gas turbine parts capacity, allowing global users to tackle the energy addition and gas turbine supply challenge.

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In mid-February 2025, under a contract with PAPREC ENGINEERING, Doosan Škoda Power agreed to supply a DST-G10 steam turbine, generator, gearbox, and additional auxiliary equipment for the new Pierrefonds waste-to-energy (WtE) plant on Réunion Island—a French territory. The contract also includes technical advisory services for construction and commissioning.

The Pierrefonds WtE plant, expected to be operational by 2026, will process up to 148,000 tons of waste and generate 121,000 MWh of electricity per year—the annual power equivalent of 83,000 inhabitants, or 10% of Réunion’s population. The facility will also reduce the dependency on landfills, recovering 130,000 tons of household waste to avoid burial.The single-casing, 19-MW DST-G10 steam turbine is designed for mounting on a frame containing an oil tank, gearbox, insulation, and other requisite instrumentation and equipment.

In early January 2025, Doosan Škoda Power successfully delivered and installed a 20-MW steam turbine, generator, condenser, and additional equipment for a new combined-cycle power plant in Rayong Province, Thailand. The Rayong project replaces an older facility and will reduce natural gas consumption by 15% compared to this outdated installation.

The turbine system generates a total output of 74 MW, delivering steam and electricity for the surrounding industrial region. The transmission system, operated by the Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand, will utilize surplus electricity from the Rayong project. This project represents the first delivery of a Doosan Škoda Power turbine to the Thai market.