GE Vernova Partners With PGE For Clean Power In Poland
Three GE Vernova Projects To Help Poland Reach Climate Goal
GE Vernova Inc. and Polska Grupa Energetyczna (PGE) announced the start of commercial operation of the 1.4-GW PGE Gryfino Dolna Odra combined cycle power plant in the Western Pomerania region of Poland. Powered by GE Vernova’s HA combined cycle equipment, and built by the Polish engineering, procurement, and construction company Polimex Mostostal (Polimex), the plant can deliver the electricity needed to power the equivalent of more than 3 million households in Poland.
GE Vernova provided the plant with two blocks of 683 MW, each including a GE Vernova 9HA.01 gas turbine, an STF-D650 steam turbine, a W88 generator, and a Once Through Heat Recovery Steam Generator.
In addition to the core power plant equipment delivered in a turnkey combined cycle configuration, GE Vernova has a 12-year service agreement to manage key aspects of the project’s lifecycle, training, and maintenance management to enhance operational performance and support the reliability of PGE Gryfino Dolna Odra power plant.
PGE Gryfino Dolna Odra, with a total capacity of 1366 MW, will replace the coal units at the Dolna Odra Power Plant.
According to Poland National Energy and Climate Plan for the years 2021 to 2030, Poland’s energy policy aims to reduce carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions by increasing the use of renewable energy sources and natural gas, introducing nuclear power, and improving energy efficiency. In 2023, Poland generated 61% of its electricity from coal fuel with an expected target to reduce it significantly in favor of gas, nuclear power generation, and renewables, with the country aiming for at least 3.4 GW of offshore wind capacity by 2030.
More Poland Projects
PGE Gryfino Dolna Odra is the first in a series of projects planned between GE Vernova and PGE. Last year, GE Vernova was awarded a contract for the modernization of PGE’s Porąbka-Żar Pump-Storage power plant in the Sola basin in Silesia. GE Vernova will provide four new 125 MW pumped-storage turbines and generators, which will replace the existing hydro assets to increase the operational efficiency and extend the lifetime of the hydropower plant for several decades. PGE’s Porąbka-Żar Pump-Storage power plant, the second largest pumped-storage power plant in Poland with an installed capacity of 500 MW, provides ancillary services to the Polish electricity system and it is the only underground power plant in Poland. The commercial operation of the four units is expected in 2028.
Earlier this year, GE Vernova was awarded the contract to build the onshore infrastructure for the Baltica 2 Offshore Wind Farm. The wind farm, jointly developed by Ørsted and PGE, will help stabilize the electrical grid. The project will include a 275/400 kV high voltage substation including transformers and compensators and onshore export lines for power transfer to the Polish power system.
