GE Power to supply gas turbine to Shahjibazar power plant

GE Power on Wednesday announced that it has been selected to supply its LMS100 gas turbine for the upcoming 100 megawatt (MW) simple cycle natural gas-based power plant located in Shahjibazar of Bangladesh.

According to a press release, the Jiangsu Etern Company Limited selected GE Power for the multi-million dollar project that also includes supplying the gas turbine equipment and providing related services for installation, testing and commissioning.

The project is expected to be commissioned in the second quarter of 2019, said the press release.

Vice chairman of Jiangsu Etern Co Ltd, Yan Wei in the press release said, “Bangladesh is an important country for us, wherein each power project is designed to meet the local power demand and challenges such as load variation. We are proud to partner with GE Power, getting the necessary technical expertise and the best-suited equipment for the upcoming power plant in Shahjibazar.”

The LMS100 is among GE’s high-efficiency aeroderivative gas turbines ideally suited to meet fluctuating grid conditions due to their heightened flexibility and helping to provide a high degree of stability to the grid.

The press release also said the embedded dual-fuel capability gives additional flexibility to the gas turbine, enabling it to operate on both natural gas and LPG with zero fuel transition cost.

GE’s LMS100 technology is apt for the power plants currently running on Heavy Fuel Oil (HFO) or Diesel in South Asian countries of India, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka.