Siemens to build Cogeneration plant in Berlin with Electrical capacity 260 MW
Siemens will act as general contractor for Vattenfall Europe Wärme AG to erect the natural-gas fired combined-cycle power plant with district heat extraction. The centerpiece of the plant will be its gas turbine, which will be manufactured at Siemens’ gas turbine plant in Berlin’s Moabit district.
Siemens’ scope of supply includes. the gas turbine, steam turbine and two electrical generators, all to be fabricated at Siemens manufacturing plants in Berlin, Görlitz and Erfurt, Germany. Siemens will likewise supply the heat recovery steam generator. The unit is to be erected in a multi-shaft configuration, and will achieve a fuel efficiency rating of approximately 90 percent. Plant is scheduled to begin operation in 2020
Siemens Power & Gas Division CEO, Willi Meixner said that they are very pleased to closely support Vattenfall as a reliable partner for implementing the new district heating power plant. Environmentally friendly gas-fired cogeneration plants like Berlin-Marzahn can play an important role in pursuing the energy turnaround in Germany and urban centers around the globe.