9HA makes debut in China

GE is to introduce its 9HA gas turbine to China for the first time after signing a deal for a 650 MW combined-cycle plant with Harbin Electric Corp.

The turbine – which is GE’s largest and most efficient – will be installed at the Huadian Tianjin Junliangcheng VI plant, which is being converted from a coal-fired power station.

In the last decade, the Chinese gas electricity industry has seen surging growth of 334 per cent. The government’s 13^th Five Year Plan of Electricity Development estimates that from 2015 to 2020 the installed capacity of gas electricity will increase by more than 10 per cent, reaching 110 GW.

In a statement, GE said that the combined-cycle power plant featuring the 9HA turbine “is well positioned to answer the nation’s call for cleaner energy and infrastructure improvement”.