Expansion of Miraflores Thermal Power Plant, Republic of Panama

Expansion of Miraflores Thermal Power Plant,
Republic of Panama 

Autoridad del Canal de Panama (ACP) has ordered 81 MW for
base load operation.
The public bid for the expansion of the Miraflores Power Plant has been concluded by
awarding the contract to Hyundai Heavy Industries Co. Ltd. for two engines of the
MAN B&W 12K80MC-S design. The existing plant has a total installed capacity of 151
MW based on power generated by three gas turbines, two steam turbines and three
medium speed diesel engines.
The new engines in the plant are equipped with Turbo Compound System (TCS).
They will each develop 41.47 MW (m)
at an efficiency rate of 49.2% (m)
at 100% MCR
at site ambient conditions.
Hyundai Heavy Industries Co. Ltd. will supply the engines to ACP as part of a turnkey
solution.
The MAN B&W 12K80MC-S engines will run on HFO with a sulphur content of 3%. As
to the NOx emission level, the design of the engines ensures compliance with the
World Bank’s 1998 regulation, stating 2,000 mg/Nm 3
Secondary measures for .
compliance with the NOx emission regulations are not necessary. Particulate emission
level is achieved by application of an Electrostatic Precipitator (ESP) in order to
comply with the limit of 50 mg/Nm 3