Name and Location
Gas turbine combined-cycle (GTCC) power generation plant project, Japan.

Client
Hokuriku Electric Power Company.

Project Description
The project involves the construction of a 427 MW natural-gas-fired GTCC power generation plant at Hokuriku Electric Power Company’s Toyama Shinko thermal power station.

GTCC power plants generate electricity in two stages through gas and steam turbines, with high-temperature exhaust from the gas turbine used to produce the steam that drives the steam turbine.

Value
Not stated.

Duration
The power plant is slated to go on stream in 2018/19.

Latest Developments
A consortium, comprising Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems (MHPS) and Mitsubishi Electric Corporation, has received an order to build a 427 MW natural-gas-fired GTCC.

The GTCC power plant on order will primarily consist of an M501GAC gas turbine, an SRT-50 steam turbine, a heat-recovery steam generator and a generator.

MHPS will be responsible for manufacture, supply and installation of the gas and steam turbines.

Key Contracts and Suppliers
Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems and Mitsubishi Electric Corporation (GTCC construction).

On Budget and on Time?
Not stated.

Contact Details for Project Information
Hokuriku Electric Power Company, tel +81 76 441 2511 or fax +81 76 405 0103.
MHPS, tel +81 45 200 6100.