Siemens to supply nine gas turbines to Argentina

• 8 years ago (2016-11-30)
• David Flin

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Siemens has announced that it has received orders from Argentina for seven SGT-800 industrial gas turbines and two Industrial Trent 60 gas turbines. This order marks the 300th SGT-800 turbine that the company has sold worldwide. The turbines will provide a combined capacity of approximately 500 MW.

The SGT-800 turbines were ordered by the independent Argentine energy producer Albanesi, and the Industrial Trent 60 machines were ordered by the international energy group SoEnergy.

Siemens will supply two SGT-800 turbines to each of the power plants in Rio Cuarto and San Miguel de Tucuman. Three turbines will be installed in the Argentine city of Ezeiza. The two Industrial Trent units will be used in gas-fired power plants in El Salto and Rio Tercero.

Siemens will manufacture all seven SGT-800 turbines in its factory in Finspong, Sweden, and the two Industrial Trent 60 units in Mount Vernon, USA, and Montreal, Canada.

Power consumption in Argentina is growing at a rate of around six per cent annually. To meet this growing demand, the country is investing in wind and solar power plants, along with gas-fired plants offering operating flexibility.