GE has delivered the first of two transformers as part of an order with PGE Polska Grupa Energetyczna to equip the Dolna Odra Power Plant in Poland.

The 830 MVA transformer is one of the largest transformers to be manufactured at GE’s Power Transformers Factory in Gebze, Turkey, the manufacturer said in a media release. The unit should help the Polish power plant reduce its CO₂ emissions by 2-3 million tons per year.

In March 2020 GE announced the order of two high-efficiency and lower emission power units to be constructed through a consortium at the Polska Grupa Energetyczna Górnictwo and the Energetyka Konwencjonalna’s (PGE) Dolna Odra Power Plant in the Western Pomerania region of Poland.

The order includes two GE 9HA.01 gas turbines, along with two STF-D650 steam turbines, two generators and two heat recovery steam generators (HRSG)* providing up to 1.4 GW of power at Dolna Odra - the equivalent needed to power approximately 1 million Polish households.

The GE- led consortium includes the Polish company Polimex Mostostal, which has been awarded the contract for the engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) of the new units, together with full underground infrastructure. GE factories in Elblag and Wroclaw in Poland will also produce equipment for the project. The order also includes an additional 12-year service contract with GE.

The Dolna Odra Power Plant plays a key role in the Polish National Power System as the only system producer for the northwestern region of Poland. The new power plant expansion has been awarded a 17-year contract in the main power market auction, which will begin in 2024.

Source: GE