MITSUBISHI GENERATORS FOR VIRGINIA POWERPLANT TO BE FUELLED BY SHALE GAS

Monday, March 11th, 2019

Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems (MHPS) will supply three 1×1 M501JAC powertrains for a 1600 MW combined cycle power plant in the state of Virginia, USA. When completed in 2022, the Chickahominy Power Station will provide electricity in support of expected regional growth. Balico, LLC, Gemma Power Systems, and MHPS have partnered on the project. Virginia is experiencing substantial regional investment from technology companies and data centres, driving a need for more electricity, the companies said. The M501JAC turbine uses air-cooled condensers to reduce water usage for cooling which is important to the region surrounding the plant’s location, MHPS said. The plant will use natural gas from the Marcellus shale formation.