Under the contract, Alstom will design, supply and commission a 450MW open-cycle gas-fired power plant, including three Alstom GT13E2 gas turbines, step-up transformers and the plant control system.
The GT13E2 turbines generate 172MW each.
The site plans make provisions for a further three gas turbine units to be commissioned at a later date with adequate space for the turbines to be converted to combined cycle operations.
Construction of the initial three units begins at the end of the month, with commercial operation expected to begin in July 2006. The Braemer Power Project has initiated the project to meet growing supply demand in Queensland.
Alstom said that this contract brings the total sales of its GT13E2 machines to 96 units. Three of these units are already deployed in Australia.
“This project adds to our growing fleet of gas turbine power plants in Australia and underscores our leading position as a technology and plant supplier to the power generation industry,” said Philippe Joubert, president of Alstom’s Power Turbo Systems and Power Environment Sectors.
