Yokogawa has won an order from Korea South-East Power (KOSEP), a subsidiary of Korean Electric Power Corporation (KEPCO), to supply control systems for the No. 1 unit of the Yeosu Thermal Power Plant in the city of Yeosu, which is located in Korea's South Jeolla Province.
The Yeosu Thermal Power Plant has been comprised of a 200 MW heavy oil-fired unit and a 328 MW coal-fired fluidized bed (CFB) unit with a current total capacity of 528 MW. The No. 1 heavy-oil fired unit is going to be replaced with another coal-fired CFB boiler and a steam turbine that will generate 350 MW. The renewed No. 1 unit is scheduled to start operation in November 2015.
This order is for a comprehensive range of control and instrumentation including integrated production control systems for the power plant's boilers, turbine, and auxiliary facilities as well as engineering and installation. While turbine manufacturers generally also supply the control systems for their products, Yokogawa will be providing the turbine control system for this project.
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