Alstom commences turbogenerator production for ultra-supercritical coal-fired power plant in Poland

Alstom has commenced production of the hydrogen and water-cooled Gigatop 2-pole turbogenerator at its Polish site in Wroclaw. It forms part of the units 5 and 6 for the new ultra-supercritical (USC) coal-fired power plant in Opole, south-western Poland, which will be the countrys largest coal-fueled facility. Commissioning of unit No 5 is scheduled for 2018 and Unit No 6 for 2019.

The generators will be used in the two new units of the Opole power plant currently built by Alstom with its Ultra-supercritical technology, where steam is produced and used at very high temperatures and pressure, resulting in much higher efficiency than conventional subcritical coal-fired plants, allowing the plant to burn much less coal, generating less emissions per megawatt of power output.

Manufactured in Wroclaw, Alstom's European excellence center for turbogenerators, the Gigatop 2-pole is cooled with pressurized hydrogen gas in a closed circuit to remove heat from the rotor and stator. The heat is removed via hydrogen/water heat exchangers located within the casing. The stator casing is fully sealed to minimize hydrogen consumption.

Alstom is proud to bring its state-of-the-art technology, as well as its project team experienced in execution of very similar units in Poland (Belchatow 858 MW) in order to make PGEs major project a success. Moreover, a significant part of production is located in Poland, including local Alstoms factories in Elblag and Wroclaw, said Leslaw Kuzaj, Alstom Country President Poland.

Alstom is the world leader in supercritical and Ultra-supercritical steam power plant technology with a total capacity in excess of 40 GW globally being completed or under 

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