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Table 1 - Values Values guaranteed Values obtained
measured during (by contract) (during warranty trials)
warranty trials Net combined cycle power
(MW) 825 827.30

Combined cycle yield (%) 57.90 58.33

steam turbine was synchronised on September 25, requirements of the Turkish grid code, according
2013 and the plant entered commercial service on to which every gas turbine has to be able to
December 20, 2013 after receiving provisional deliver a 15 MW increase in power in one minute
acceptance from the in response to primary
Turkish Energy Ministry. Plant construction was completed on demand (i.e. to support
The values measured schedule and the main milestones the grid in the event of
during warranty trials included grid synchronisation of the frst unbalanced power
were better than the gas turbine on June 22, 2013 and, a conditions), whereas in
contract values, as month later, the synchronization of the the case of secondary
illustrated in table 1, and second turbine demand, which is a
can be summarised as: service sold by the plant
more power, more operator to the grid
efficiency and more satisfaction for both company operator, the plant showed that it had the capacity
and customer. to supply 260 MW in five minutes. Both these
requirements are extremely demanding and,
The improved performance achieved translates into among the various manufacturers who bid for the
fuel savings, benefitting both the customer and contract, only Ansaldo Energia successfully
environmental resources. managed to certify all these performance criteria
The plant also perfectly satisfied the stringent in Turkey.

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