Siemens hands over Bugok II combined cycle power plant in South Korea ahead of schedule

In addition to turnkey construction of Bugok II Siemens also supplied key components including two SGT6-4000F gas turbines, the steam turbine with condenser, three generators, water/steam cycle components, the process engineering and I&C and the DCS system SPPA-T3000.

Siemens had already supplied the Bugok I plant which has an installed capacity of 550 MW. The two units Bugok I and II are located in Danjin Province, approximately 100 kilometers south of Seoul. They were the first projects awarded to a foreign company by a South Korean independent power producer. For its efficiency and environmental friendliness Bugok II has already been given the number one ranking for combined cycle power plants in South Korea by the Korean Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Energy. Since commissioning the plant has been primarily operated in base-load duty.

Power demand in South Korea is increasing at an annual rate of approximately five to six percent. In addition to Bugok I and II, Siemens has since 2002 also supplied the Incheon I and Yulchon combined cycle plants. The Incheon II plant is currently under construction and is scheduled to go on line in the summer of 2009. All five power plants, each rated at approximately 550 MW, make a major contribution toward providing South Korea with an efficient, eco-friendly supply of electrical energy.

Siemens also recently posted an order for the supply of four gas turbines, two steam turbines and six generators for the POSCO Power combined cycle plant in Incheon, where two new units with a combined capacity of 1000 MW will be added to the existing units one to four.