May 11, 2004
Hitachi, Ltd. earlier received the order from Tohoku Electric Power Co., Ltd. for a complete set of cogeneration equipment to be installed in the Republic of Kazakhstan under the "energy-saving model project" of the New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (hereinafter NEDO), an independent administrative agency, for which Tohoku Electric Power had been entrusted, and has recently completed production of the H-25 gas turbine, a main component of the project, and successfully delivered it on April 2 from Hitachi Works.
NEDOfs energy-saving model project entrusted with Tohoku Electric Power is aimed at establishing and popularizing in developing countries the effective energy utilization technology that was put to practical use in Japan through substantive tests.
The project in question involves a thermal power plant of Zhaiykteploenergo (hereinafter JTE), a West Kazakh state-run cogeneration company in Uralfsk. To be more precise, the project will replace some of JTEfs existing boilers and install Hitachifs 25MW class H-25 gas turbines and heat recovery steam generators that produces steam using the high-temperature exhaust heat, thereby raising its thermal efficiency from current 50% to 70%. It is also intended to boost its power generation efficiency by implementing combined cycle application with the existing steam turbine. As a result, the project will allow the power plant to reduce annual energy consumption by about 29,000 ton and reduce carbon-dioxide emission by 62,000 ton.
The project period is from 2002 through March 2006. Tohoku Electric Power will provide JTE, projectfs operating body, with energy-saving technology and necessary advice. Hitachi will supply the equipment and offer various support for its installation and maintenance.
The shipped equipment is expected to finish installation in 2004 and the corroboration tests will start from 2005.
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