MHI Receives Order for 2 Gas Turbine Combined-Cycle (GTCC) Power
Plants Fired by Blast Furnace Gas for Baotou Iron & Steel of China

The project is being implemented in tandem with plans to expand Baogang's steelworks, which are located in Baotou City in the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. The power plants on order each have output of 150 megawatts (MW) class. MHI will manufacture and supply main components of the first plant such as the company's M701S (DA) gas turbine, steam turbine and gas compressor, as well as control and peripheral equipment for both plants. Main components for the other plant will be procured by Sinosteel MECC from Dongfang Turbine Co., Ltd. (DTC), a manufacturer of heavy electrical machinery to which MHI has licensed its technologies. Mitsubishi Electric Corporation will supply the generators.

Baogang, which is based in Inner Mongolia, is a state-owned producer of iron, steel, rolled steel and rare earths. The company was founded in 1954 and currently has a workforce of roughly 57,000 employees. Earlier, MHI received an order from Baogang and completed delivery of two BFG-fired GTCC power generation plants　in 2005, also with outputs of 150 MW class each. The newest order was received on the strength of that track record and the high evaluation given by Baogang to the company's technological capabilities.

Sinosteel MECC, established in 1972, is a group member of Sinosteel Corporation (Sinosteel), a leading producer of iron and steel. It performs production, procurement, marketing, engineering and other services relating to steelmaking equipment.

Amid the current movement to ease environmental loads on global scale, strong calls are being heard for the steel industry to reduce its carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions. BFG-fired GTCC power plants, by making use of the gas byproducts emitted by steelworks, can not only help lighten such burdens; they also contribute significantly to effective energy usage.

Owing to the lower calorie rating of BFG compared to natural gas, stable combustion of BFG-fired gas turbines requires sophisticated technology. MHI established its proprietary BFG GTCC power generation technology in the 1980s, including development of dedicated BFG combustors. Since then, the company has delivered numerous systems to steelworks both in Japan and overseas, and today it enjoys a 60% share of the global market for BFG-fired gas turbines.

Going forward MHI will continue to proactively pursue orders for its BFG-fired GTCC power generation plants, which contribute to more effective energy usage and reduced burdens on the environment, as its way of fulfilling its role as a pioneer in this field.