Golar Power Ltd has successfully completed the final operational test at the 1.5GW Sergipe LNG-fuelled power plant.
The test involves supplying the maximum load of the plant (1.5 GW) to the National Interconnected System (SIN) for a period of 96 continuous hours. The test is the final requirement of the National System Operator (ONS) in order to start commercial operations under the 25-year power purchase agreements.
For the test, the three gas turbines, the steam turbine and three heat recovery boilers operated in a combined cycle and delivered a volume in excess of 1.5GW, for 96 continuous hours.