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GE Vernova wins order to modernise Saluda Hydropower Plant
- 18 days ago (2024-12-03)
- David Flin
GE Vernova has secured an order from Dominion Energy to modernise two hydropower units at the Saluda Hydropower plant located approximately 10 miles from Columbia, South Carolina, USA.
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The project will help extend the lifetime, reliability, performance, and operational flexibility of the power plant. In addition to these, the modernisation project will help to better maintain the water quality of the Saluda River by increasing dissolved oxygen through the implementation of aerating turbine technology.
The Saluda Hydropower plant is almost 100 years old and includes five Francis hydropower units. The plant has been in commercial operation since 1930, it fifth unit being added in 1971 to increase capacity to 206 MW.
GE Vernova’s scope of work includes the Engineering, Procurement, Construction, and Installation of an aerating turbine to replace the Units 1 and 3 turbines, as well as the rehabilitation of the Unit 3 generator. The first unit is due to be retrofitted by 2027.