ORLEN to build Poland’s largest gas-fired CHP plant

PKN ORLEN has launched the construction of a CCGT unit at the Płock production plant. The new heat and power generation unit, with a capacity close to 600 MWe, is to be brought on stream in late 2017 or early 2018. The project’s budget is planned at PLN 1.65bn. The foundation act was signed by Piotr Chełmiński, member of the PKN ORLEN Management Board responsible for Business Development and Power and Heat Generation, and Peter Baudrexl, President of the Management Board of Siemens Sp. z o.o.

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Siemens to build PKN ORLEN’s second CCGT unit

PKN ORLEN has signed a contract with a consortium of Siemens AG and Siemens Sp. z o.o. for the turnkey delivery of a CCGT unit in Płock and a comprehensive O&M contract for the unit’s key equipment, covering a period of approximately twelve years. The value of the turnkey EPCC contract and the O&M contract is PLN 1.3bn and PLN 0.3bn, respectively.

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PKN ORLEN to build CCGT plant in Plock

The project to construct a CCGT plant in Plock has been approved today by the PKN ORLEN Supervisory Board. The new unit, with a capacity of nearly 600 MWe, is expected to come on stream at the end of 2017. The project, involving construction of the CCGT unit on a ‘turn key’ basis and the auxiliary infrastructure, is valued at PLN 1.65 bn.

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ORLEN signs new gas supply agreements

PKN ORLEN has signed purchase agreements for natural gas with six suppliers: ENOI SpA, RWE Supply & Trading GmbH, VITOL SA, Vattenfall Energy Trading GmbH, Mercuria Energy Trading SA and PGNiG Sales & Trading GmbH. The new agreements will supplement the Company’s current supply portfolio.

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ORLEN starts construction work on its CCGT project in Wloclawek

PKN ORLEN has officially launched construction work on what will be the largest state-of-the-art CCGT plant in Poland. The new 470 MWe unit will generate heat and electricity simultaneously, using the co-generation technology. This highly efficient and environment-friendly generation method will be used e.g. by Anwil and PKN ORLEN. The foundation stone ceremony for the project was held today. The new CCGT plant is expected to be commissioned by the end of 2015.

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Conclusion of agreements for building and service of power plant in Wloclawek

PKN ORLEN and a consortium of General Electric International Inc., acting through General Electric International S.A., the Polish branch, and SNC-LAVALIN POLSKA Sp. z o.o. signed a turn-key contract for a new CCGT unit in Włocławek. Concurrently, a comprehensive twelve-year maintenance contract for the key CCGT unit components was signed with General Electric International S.A., the Polish branch. The contracts total PLN 1.1bn VAT-exclusive and approximately PLN 200m, respectively. The overall project costs are estimated at just under PLN 1.4bn.

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