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| 12TH - 18TH JUNE 2015 | UTILITY WEEK
Operations & Assets
High viz
RWE Generation has brought its
1,728MW Staythorpe CCGT back into
full service aer an 18-month pro-
gramme of upgrades to the four-year
old plant.
Gas turbines need to be overhauled
based on operating hours (as advised
by the original equipment manufac-
turers). Staythorpe's outage cycle was
based on a major overhaul frequency
of 28,000 equivalent operating hours
(EOH). The upgrade of the units
More staying power
at Staythorpe
