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Press on any of the plant items that are housed inside the Turbine Hall to find out how they operate.

 
 
 
 
 

The Steam Turbine

Steam produced in the HRSG is piped to the Steam Turbine where it flows through three separate turbine assemblies at high velocity causing the drive shaft to rotate. The Steam Turbine adds a further 161.61 MW to the overall station output.

The Electrical Generator

The Electrical Generator converts the mechanical power delivered by the Steam Turbine and Gas Turbine into electrical power which is exported to the grid via the Station Generator Transformer.

The Gas Turbine

The Gas Turbine compressor draws in ambient air through a two stage filtration air intake filter system. The air is compressed and goes through the process of sequential combustion, which produces 294.82 MW of the overall plant output.

The Heat Recovery Steam Generator

The Gas Turbine exhausts hot gases into a Heat Recovery Steam Generator (HRSG) where heat that would otherwise be lost to the atmosphere is used to generate steam to drive the Steam Turbine. The HRSG is made up of multiple banks of finned tubing.