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Posco E&C Completes Synchronization for Chile Project
12/31/2010 - Posco E&C successfully completes Plant 1 synchronization of the Angamos coal fired plant currently under construction in Chile.
Posco E&C has successfully completed Plant 1 synchronization of the Angamos coal fired plant under construction in Chile.
Synchronization involves the delivery and connection of initially produced electricity to the existing power system via transmission lines. The process is significant in that all facility units are closely linked to each other to produce power.
The Angamos coal fired project, which comprises two 260-MW capacity plants, was developed to provide electricity to the BHP coal mine area in northern Chile. Ordered by AES Group, a globally leading U.S.-based power company, the 520-MW project is Posco E&C’s second overseas construction project to be exclusively implemented by Engineering, Procurement, and Construction (EPC) on a turnkey basis. The first such project was the Ventanas power plant in Chile’s Valparaíso Region.
Construction for Plant 1 commenced in August 2008. Boiler steel structures were installed in March 2009 and the plant underwent construction for two years, including turbine generator installation. Following water tap and water pressure pilot testing, Posco E&C successfully completed boiler synchronizing on Oct. 12 of this year.
Plant 1 will undergo generation capacity expansion testing for safety and reliability as well as performance assurance testing before commercial operations are launched in April 2011. Plant 2 will go through the same process before final completion and commercial operation begins in October 2011.
Posco E&C is the EPC turnkey lead operator responsible for overall business management, testing and construction for the Angamos coal fired plant project. The boilers used in the plant were manufactured by Doosan Heavy Industries and turbines by Italian company Ansaldo. Other facilities, including coal handling and ash handling systems, fabric filter and SDA have been produced and supplied by Posco Plantec and other Korean manufacturers.
In addition to the Ventanas and Angamos plants, Posco E&C also is scheduled to construct the Santa Maria power plant in Chile. Additional projects include two coal fired power plant projects under construction in Peru’s Callpa and Chilca Uno.
The Angamos coal fired project, which comprises two 260-MW capacity plants, was developed to provide electricity to the BHP coal mine area in northern Chile. Ordered by AES Group, a globally leading U.S.-based power company, the 520-MW project is Posco E&C’s second overseas construction project to be exclusively implemented by Engineering, Procurement, and Construction (EPC) on a turnkey basis. The first such project was the Ventanas power plant in Chile’s Valparaíso Region.
Construction for Plant 1 commenced in August 2008. Boiler steel structures were installed in March 2009 and the plant underwent construction for two years, including turbine generator installation. Following water tap and water pressure pilot testing, Posco E&C successfully completed boiler synchronizing on Oct. 12 of this year.
Plant 1 will undergo generation capacity expansion testing for safety and reliability as well as performance assurance testing before commercial operations are launched in April 2011. Plant 2 will go through the same process before final completion and commercial operation begins in October 2011.
Posco E&C is the EPC turnkey lead operator responsible for overall business management, testing and construction for the Angamos coal fired plant project. The boilers used in the plant were manufactured by Doosan Heavy Industries and turbines by Italian company Ansaldo. Other facilities, including coal handling and ash handling systems, fabric filter and SDA have been produced and supplied by Posco Plantec and other Korean manufacturers.
In addition to the Ventanas and Angamos plants, Posco E&C also is scheduled to construct the Santa Maria power plant in Chile. Additional projects include two coal fired power plant projects under construction in Peru’s Callpa and Chilca Uno.
