Siemens to build cogeneration plant in Berlin

Siemens has received an order to build a new cogeneration plant in the Marzahn district of Berlin. The company will act as general contractor for the energy utility company Vattenfall Europe Wärme AG to erect this natural-gas fired combined-cycle power plant with district heat extraction. The centerpiece of the plant will be its gas turbine, which will be manufactured at Siemens’ gas turbine plant in Berlin’s Moabit district. Scheduled to begin operation in 2020, this cogeneration facility will produce electric power while simultaneously supplying the east side of the German capital with district heating. The plant has an electrical generating capacity of 260 megawatts (MW) and a thermal capacity of 230 MW. …. [Persbericht]