Siemens wins first order for SGT-800 gas turbines in China

Siemens has received its first order from China for the delivery of four SGT-800 gas turbines and the associated generators. The turbines will be installed in the Shanxi Guoxin Baode and Xiyang decentralized energy projects in Central China. The two combined cycle power plants with heat extraction will have an overall capacity of 308 megawatts (MW). The customer is Shanxi Natural Gas Limited Company, a subsidiary of Shanxi Provincial Guoxin Energy Development Group Co., Ltd.. Commercial operation of the plants is scheduled for July 2017. ….