The Chinese group CHN Energy (CEIC) has started the installation of China’s largest and most efficient CCGT gas turbine at the Anji power plant in the Zhejiang Province (eastern China). The unit employs a GE Vernova designed upgraded H-class gas-steam combined cycle technology (model 9HA.02), achieving a capacity of 780 MW and a generation efficiency of over 64%.
The unit is the first of two 9HA.02 turbines to be installed at the Anji gas-fired power plant. Scheduled for commissioning by the end of 2025, the project will generate an output of 7 TWh/year once both turbines become fully operational. The power plant will be able to supply power to about 6 million Chinese households, and is expected to save the use of about 670 kt/year of coal.
In January 2025, the US’ GE Vernova had announced the start of commercial operations at a 2 GW gas-fired power plant in Guangdong Province, southern China, which features three GE Vernova 9HA.01 gas turbines.
As of end-2024, gas-fired capacity only represented 4% of China’s installed capacity and 3% of its power generation (compared to 37% and 60% for coal-fired capacity).
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