GDF SUEZ has started commercial operation of the new ChilcaUno CCGT power plant in Peru, through its 61.7% subsidiary EnerSur, the second largest private electricity generation company in the country. The 804 MW ChilcaUno power plant is located in an industrial area, south of Lima. The first three gas-fired units of the plant started operating in 2006, 2007 and 2009 respectively. The new steam unit, which converts the plant into a combined cycle, injects an additional 266 MW into the Peruvian electricity grid without using more gas or generating more emissions. Construction was finalized one month ahead of the scheduled date.
The new unit, and two other projects under construction, the Quitarasca hydropower plant and the Ilo Peaky thermo-electric plant will almost double GDF SUEZ’s installed capacity in the country to nearly 2,000MW by the end of 2014. This will be instrumental in meeting Peru’s increasing power demand.
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