Combined-cycle gas power plant in Teverola
With a nominal output of 400 MW and an annual production capacity of approximately 2,5 TWh, the Teverola power plant (CE) is based on combined-cycle power plant technology, fuelled exclusively by methane gas, with maximum efficiency and minimum environmental impact.
The power plant uses turbo gas fuelled by natural gas with a nominal output of 250 MW and a steam turbine with a nominal output of 150 MW. The plant satisfies 22% of the energy demand of the region of Campania which corresponds to 1% of national electricity consumption (data provided by GRTN).
The plant was handed over to SET (the company responsible for the planning, construction and management of the power plant) by the construction company Foster Wheeler Italiana in December 2007 and was launched into definitive commercial operation on the Italian electricity market on the 15th May 2007.
The realization of the project required 200.000 engineering hours and over 600 employees in its construction. The plant currently has a workforce of 29, comprising skilled workers, technicians, administrative staff and management.
How does a combined-cycle power plant work? (Italian only)
Defined combined-cycle because it blends a thermal gas cycle with a traditional thermal cycle.