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Mitsubishi starts second

M701JAC gas turbine in Thailand

THAILAND MITSUBISHI Power has switched on its sec- clean energy for the country.”
ond M701JAC gas turbine unit at Thai IPP Gulf The two ultra-large-scale power plants are
Energy Development’s power plant in Chonburi under construction in Chonburi and Rayong
Provinces in Thailand. Provinces, approximately 130 km southeast of
The unit is the second of eight ordered on Bangkok.
a full-turnkey basis as part of a joint venture Each plant will have an output of 2,650MW
between Gulf Energy Development Public and use natural gas as its primary fuel source,
Company Limited, one of Thailand’s largest along with four power trains each incorporating
independent power producers (IPP), and Mit- a gas turbine, steam turbine, heat recovery steam
sui & Co.. generator and generator.
The first unit, which was also a first M701JAC Mitsubishi Power will manufacture and sup-
in Southeast Asia, started commercial operation ply the gas and steam turbines as well as ancillary
at the end of March. equipment, while Mitsubishi Electric Corpora-
When completed, the eight units in the tion will provide the generators.
project will form a gas turbine combined cycle The power generated will be sold to the
(GTCC) power system with a total output of Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand
5,300 megawatts (MW). (EGAT) to provide the country with a reliable
A 25-year long-term service agreement and highly efficient source of clean energy.
(LTSA) for these units is also in effect and Mit- The newly inaugurated M701JAC is a core
subishi Power is fully supporting the customer’s component of the power plant in Chonburi
reliable operation and maintenance of the first Province, which is operated by Gulf SRC Com-
and the second units through remote monitor- pany Limited.
ing of plant operation with TOMONITM, which At a time when the global coronavirus pan-
is Mitsubishi Power’s digital solution service demic is impacting equipment deliveries and
including an analytical platform developed for installations due to logistical issues and difficulty
the optimization of power plant operation. in sending engineers to project sites, the project
The construction of the remaining six units remains running on schedule due to concerted
have commenced and are fully through 2024 efforts of all parties involved.
when the final unit will commence commercial Mitsubishi Power has a track record of large-
operations in 2024. scale gas turbine installations in Thailand. In
Koji Nishikawa, President and Managing 2011, the company received full-turnkey orders
Director of Mitsubishi Power (Thailand), spoke from a company backed by Gulf Energy Devel-
of his company’s commitment to its work in opment to construct GTCC plants at Nong
Thailand. “Mitsubishi Power remains commit- Saeng and U Thai. The plants began commer-
ted to supporting Thailand’s efforts in advanc- cial operations in 2014 and 2015, respectively.
ing sustainable economic development through In 2020, an order was received from Hin Kong
our highly efficient and reliable world-class gas Power Company Limited, another company
turbines. Our team is diligently working on the jointly established by Gulf Energy Development,
project, ensuring that we continue to deliver the for a GTCC plant consisting of two M701JAC
remaining six units on schedule despite the pan- gas turbines.™
demic, to help produce more reliable, stable and

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