Mitsubishi Power, a unit of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, has secured its first order for the newly developed M100S small-to medium-sized gas turbine, designed for use in blast furnace gas (BFG)-fired power plants. This order was placed by Jiangsu Lihuai Steel, a subsidiary of the Jiangsu Shagang Group, one of China’s leading steelmakers. The turbine will be supplied through Mitsubishi Power’s local subsidiary. The M100S gas turbine will be installed as the core component of a 100MW class gas turbine comb ...

Southeast Asia’s first-ever JAC gas turbines are now supplying power to Thailand’s grid. With efficiency greater than 64%, the eight units deployed—four each at the Sriracha Power Plant in Chonburi and the Pluak Daeng Power Plant in Rayong—are worthy recipients of a POWER Top Plant award. The Sriracha Power Plant in Chonburi (see opening image) and Pluak Daeng Power Plant in Rayong are two 2,650-MW gas turbine combined cycle (GTCC) power plants owned and operated by a joint venture between Gulf Energy Devel ...