Medupi Power Plant, South Africa
6 x 800 MW power plant
Project
Medupi Power Plant, South Africa, coal-fired power plant with six 800 MW blocks
Owner
Electricity Supply Commission (Escom)
1091 Johannesburg (ZA)
Project description
The Medupi power plant consists of six blocks with a maximum building height of 112 m. The delivered steel sections weight a total of 20,000 tons.
Client, principal contractor
Hitachi Power Europe GmbH
47059 Duisburg, Germany
Contractor
Donges SteelTec GmbH
Technical specifications
130 m high boiler frame with boiler roof and eight bunker hoppers (BUT)
Steel structure 7,700 t in total (boiler and roof)
480 t steel construction (BUT)
Service
Fabrication and corrosion protection of the steel structure for:
– Boiler frames incl. boiler ceilings
– Air preheater, bunker house, adjoining building
– Auxiliary assembly structures, railings, grates and screws
The scope of services also included:
– Detail engineering, assembly planning
– int. plan management and technical support in the form of production and assembly optimization measures, including those on site.
Construction period
Construction period 2011 / 2013
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