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Power - Gas turbine - combined cycle - 600,000 kW

Template assignment

Base case
  • Central grid connection
Proposed case
  • Combined cycle gas turbine power plant
  • Two 185 MW natural gas turbines
  • Availability is 95%
  • Gas turbine heat rate is 11,000 kJ/kWh
  • Heat recovery steam generator (HRSG) with an efficiency of 80%
  • Steam enters turbine at 14,500 kPa and 540°C
  • Steam turbine back pressure is 6.0 kPa
  • Steam turbine efficiency is 80%
  • Cost of complete installation is $1,200/kW
  • Operating and maintenance costs are $0.004/kWh
  • Natural gas rate is $6.50/GJ
  • Electricity can be sold to grid for $0.06/kWh
Solution

The worked-out solution is the data file selected from within the RETScreen Project Database. The user automatically downloads the Project Database file while downloading the RETScreen software.