5 minutes agoWhat does it mean for Kosovo's electronergy system to restore turbines in Kosovo B
Periskopi(3 years ago)
(3 years ago)Renovation of power plant turbines Kosova B, a job that should necessarily be done before the outbreak of the energy crisis in our country, will finally begin next year. Kosovo Energy Corporation ( KEK has signed Friday (April 7th 2023) agreements with the American company General Electric for modernisation [...]
Cost of all work over renovation of two Kosovo blocs B (B1 and B2) will be 56.2m euros, and that money, which is not scarce, will provide Kosovo, but will be repaid anyway, since the recovery and modernisation of turbines means extending years of over-extended Kosovo thermal power plants, more energy and more constant production without fear of frequent technical defects.
According to KEK engineers, the renovation of Kosovo B turbines will increase production capacity for 14-17 megawatt hours per entity, without additional emissions and negative impact on the environment, and will last for several years the life expectancy of turbines. This renovation, as long as it was delayed, was necessary in these times when Kosovo is significantly lacking in electrical power production capacities (even those based on coal, including renewable energy), when existing coal-based capacity, which Kosovo has in abundance and tells on the surface of the earth, are over-extended, and when it would have to be accepted electricity production from coal, in a way now and a time, is promoted as the “forbidden <1x> and international energy policy. Kosovo speculated over 20 years to build a new thermal power plant based on coal and was unable to build this thermal power plant in years when coal was not yet declared “tabuʹ and was not excluded as an energy source. Now, we're seeing we're late and the consequences of this delay are irreversible. Therefore, repair and modernisation of the existing power generation capacities, which cannot be assessed as new construction, have remained the necessary alternative for Kosovo to ensure a significant amount of electricity for self-added consumption for 15-20 years.
In this way, Ciocoo, as he would like to assess the current agreement on the renewal of Kosovo's B turbines, this job was conditional, necessary, and Kosovo has had no better solution. Because the launch of new renewable energy production capacities, which, if available today, would not be enough to meet Kosovo's consumption needs. Whatever the case, this investment has been welcomed in Kosovo, especially by the energy community. Because, as KEK Executive Director Nagip Krasniqi said, the current state of the bloc is critical and requires immediate attention and commitment.
This investment will allow us to proceed with increased demand for electricity, ensuring that our thermal power plants remain efficient and reliable. With this modernisation project we are presenting the latest technological advancement in the engineering of thermal power plants to increase efficiency and productivity”, Krasniqi has said.
According to him, with this modernisation project they will present the latest technological advancement. This modernisation effort will ensure that our thermal power plants operate with optimum efficiency, more reliable electricity production and more cost-effective. This major investment will increase production capacity for 14 to 16 megawatts and extend the beneficial lives of turbines for another 20 years and extend the cycle of life of capital repairs from every five years now, to every eight to nine years in the future”, he noted.
For the importance of modernising these turbines, Prime Minister Albin Kurti, who signed this agreement, also described it as one of the most important events in the energy sector. According to him, the “importance of this modernisation cannot be sufficiently stressed. The capacity of the units will increase from 14 to 17 megawatts for each bloc. After the restructuring that will take place on the High Pressure and Lower Turbina, we will not need frequent capital repairs; they will only be necessary every 8 or 9 years”, the prime minister said.
It makes sense that we are here today, together with General Electric Company. The same company that had designed thermal power plants in 1983 and 84, and now will do the modernisation of Kosova B, to ensure that Kosovo B will continue strong even for the decades to follow, Kurti said. “This investment will increase production capacity by 30 years of age C Kosova B, without increasing emissions of polluting gases and the need for frequent remittances. More production, meaning more energy independence and less dependence on imports, more energy supply security and less state budget spending”, Kurti stressed in a later post.
In announcing contract relations, as media have announced, it is not determined how long the work will last. The projected value of the contract on KEK's side has been 550,000.00 euros, but the company involved in negotiating has not accepted that amount, so KEK appears to have been obliged to increase the value as much as the company has said it was alone in competition. The parties have agreed on a price of 56,522000 euros. So about 1.4m euros more than the Corporation forecast.
According to the contract subject description, the work to be performed will be: The modernisation of turbines involves fully restructuring the turbine that high pressure (TPL) and low-pressure turbine (TPU), while mid-pressure turbine (TPM) will undergo normal capital repair. The KEK has ongoing problems with thermal turbines, and each time in repairs is contracted with negotiating the company mentioned above. The thermal power division “Kosovo B” consists of two generation units known as the B1 and B2 unit. The design and design of this thermal power plant was made by a European company then named “ST E IN INDUSTRIE” The main equipment of this thermal power plant is also produced by known European companies, such as: Turbogenerator (Turbina) by company “MAN” has since been transferred to ALSTOM GmBH. Electric generator from A Company SERVICE from France. ) The control and command system (DCS – P320) is from A Company SERVICE from France. Two economic operators G Poorr and Alstom Power Services, even though they are separate entities, are actually linked companies because GE Potter owns the Alstom Power Services company. Under the contract, works to modernise the B2 turbine will begin in May 2024 and last until June. They will cost 26.1 million. As jobs in the B1 entity start in May until June 2025 and will cost over 30.3m euros.
