Aggreko Supplements Hydro Electric Generation
The challenge to the customer
Following the fifth consecutive
year of minimal rainfall, reservoirs feeding Sri Lanka’s hydro
power plants were approaching critically low levels. As the
situation became more acute, power rationing was again introduced
in an attempt to conserve water supplies.
The original tender initially
required 100 MW of baseload power to be installed at four sites
around Colombo, the capital city. However, this requirement
eventually rose to more than 200 MW spread across eight
locations.
Aggreko's solution
A flexible system was necessary in
order to supply various capacities at different voltages ranging
from 8 MW/11kV at Aniyakanda to 45 MW/33KV at Kosgma. Aggreko
supplied a full range of equipment including generators,
transformers, switchgear, control rooms and ancillary products.
Aggreko also supplied bulk fuel
storage systems and on several sites, undertook on behalf of the
electric provider, fuel management responsibilities, including
quality control and metering to guarantee fuel consumption levels
throughout the contract.
Full operation and maintenance of
the equipment supplied was undertaken by Aggreko engineers to
ensure the entire 200 MW of temporary power operated at peak
performance 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
Within eight weeks of signing the
contract, Aggreko shipped, delivered, installed and brought online
all 200 MW.
The benefits to the customer
The capability of Aggreko to
mobilize, install and commission modular power packages with the
flexibility to generate power at the exact capacity and voltage
dictated by the customer’s available sites in the very short time
scales required proved to be a key factor in making Aggreko the
vendor of choice.