210 MW Siemens Gas Turbine Power Plant

1. Introduction
The plant comprises of two oil fired gas turbines each rated at 105 MW each.
The plant was commissioned in 1982 to 1983 and from 1995 to 2004 both units were
mainly used for peaking and fast start purposes. The GT2 was decommissioned in 2005
and GT1 still operates as a fast start unit.

The gas turbine has a nominal generation capacity of 105 MW each at site condition
(average temperature of about 30 degree C) and has been operated with distillate-oil as
the only fuel. It generates at 10.5 kV, and transmits electrical power at 66 kV via a
generator step-up transformer (a new or re-used step up transformer will be installed to
suit the local transmission voltage and vector group requirement).

The stations auxiliary voltage is 6 kV and it can receive its incoming power either
through back-feed from the grid or a separate station transformer depending on the
requirement and grid connection. It is also equipped with black-start diesel engine
generator to allow for total black-start conditions (as an option).
The main equipment is listed in Figure 1.

2. Gas Turbine and Generator
The GT is a Siemens V94.2 heavy-duty gas Turbine. It is of single-shaft, single casing
design, equipped with 2 silo-type combustion chambers, a 16-stage compressor and a
4-stage turbine. An air-cooled generator, rated at 125 MVA and generating at 10.5 kV is
driven from the cold (compressor) end of the GT unit.

The unit is currently installed with dual fuel Siemens diffusion-type burners, capable of
operation on distillate-oil liquid and natural gas. Currently the gas turbines operate
primarily on distillate-oil liquid fuel but with minor modification, it is able to operate on
natural gas.

Figure 1: Main Equipment




Fuel Specification
The GT currently operates only on distillate-oil liquid fuel. Figure 2 illustrates the typical
distillate-oil fuel specification that the GT unit currently operates on. Figure 3 illustrates
the typical natural gas fuel specification that the GT unit can also operate on. It has
further been confirmed by Siemens that this class of gas turbine can operate on 100%
bio-diesel (i.e. B100)






3. Overview of Past Operation and Maintenance
As the units were meant for providing quick power during an emergency, the
maintenance on the GT units have therefore been performed to achieve consistently
high levels of availability, peaking capability and reliable start-up. Most of the scheduled
inspections on the GT unit is typically performed at 18-month intervals or 4000 EOH,
whichever is earlier, and cover the following scope:

General inspections of GT thermal block
Renewal of air filter elements
Inspection and renewal of flame tube tiles (where required)
Inspection and repairs to air-filter house and exhaust diffuser/stack
A major overhaul on PPGT2 was carried out in October 1992.

4. Overview of Performance GT2
An overview of the performance of GT2 is described in this section.
The GT unit has been operated primarily as peaking unit to meet the peak electrical
load demands from local electricity pool.

Even though the plant was commissioned in 1983, its total service hours and equivalent
operating hours (EOH) to date are considered low for plant of its age.
Figure 4 summarizes the total service hours, EOH and number of starts performed by
the GT unit during the period from Financial Year 1997/1998 to Financial Year
2005/2006. There is no differentiation between hot, warm or cold starts from the stand
point of equivalent operating hours.

Figure 5 and 6 highlight the historic availability and forced outage rate achieved by the


GT unit.