Xiamen CCGT Power Plant Stepped Into a Substantive Construction Stage.
Gas Turbine Supply Contract was signed on Oct.18th. It is the first project of CCGT power plant to be developed by a wholly foreign-owned company in China.

On Octorber.18, Xiamen CCGT Power Plant (Phase I) Gas Turbine Supply Contract Signing Ceremony was held at Xiamen International Seaside Hotel. It demonstrates that the project has stepped into a substantive construction stage.

Xiamen CCGT Power Plant, located in Xiangan District, Xiamen City, is to be constructed, owned and operated by East Asia Power (Xiamen) Co.,Ltd. The planned installed capacity of the project is 4X350MW in total, and the floor area is 18.54 hectare. It is the first project of combined cycle gas turbine (CCGT) power plant to be developed and constructed by a wholly foreign-owned company in China and also the largest foreign invested project in Xiangan district.

Xiamen CCGT Power Plant (Phase I) obtained the state approval from The National Development and Reform Commission(NDRC) on December 20th 2005, and plan to put in to production in the first quarter of 2009. The planned installed capacity for phase I is 2X393MW. The project is one of the major power plants associated with the Fujian LNG Project.

The power plant fueled by natural gas, has the advantage of generating clean, efficient energy with low emissions, which meets the most stringent environmental requirements and is in line with national energy policies. It mainly supplies power for Xiamen Island, Tong’an District and Xiang’an District.

East Asia Power (EAP) is owned by Pacific Oil & Gas Limited (PO&G). It is an independent energy resource development company, specializing in developing competitive clean energy projects. East Asia Power focuses on investing and operating downstream projects such as LNG receiving terminals and CCGT power plants in coastal and developed regions of China. Xiamen CCGT project is the first power plant invested by East Asia Power, as well as a significant milestone of the energy programs developed by East Asia Power in China.