Electrocentrale București (ELCEN) has completed the first stage of the competitive dialogue procedure for the award of the contract for the implementation of the new high-efficiency cogeneration plant at CTE Grozăvești, and following the evaluation of the submitted documentation, the selected candidates will participate in the second stage of the procedure, the company informs.
According to a press release, this stage will allow the deepening and development of the proposed technical and economic solutions, in relation to ELCEN requirements and the investment objectives. Subsequently, the remaining participants in the procedure will be invited to submit the final offers, based on the solutions agreed during the dialogue.
“The advancement of the CTE Grozăvești project represents a new progress in the strategic program for the modernization of electrical and thermal energy production capacities carried out by ELCEN, a program with cumulative investments of approximately 5 billion lei,” the company’s representatives specify.
The project “Implementation of a high-efficiency cogeneration unit in Grozăvești CTE” aims to achieve a new cogeneration energy production capacity, with an installed power of 32.5 MWe and 41 MWt.
The new plant will use modern technology based on a gas turbine and a recuperator, being designed for an overall efficiency of 81.05%. The installation will operate on natural gas and will be prepared for the use of hydrogen in the mixture, as this technological solution is developed and made available.
The implementation of the project will contribute to increasing energy efficiency, reducing primary energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions, as well as increasing the security of electricity and thermal energy supply. The estimated value of the investment is approximately 600 million lei. The project benefits from non-reimbursable financing through the Modernization Fund.
According to the press release, the investment at CTE Grozăvești is one of three major projects through which ELCEN aims to gradually modernize its production capacities, along with the projects at CTE Bucharest Sud and CTE Progresu. The program, with a cumulative value of approximately 5 billion lei, aims to replace old energy installations with new cogeneration capacities, based on modern, efficient and flexible technologies.
The projects have already made significant progress. Thus, at CTE Bucharest Sud, the project for the new cogeneration plant, with an installed capacity of 275 MWe and 214 MWt, has completed the application evaluation stage, with the candidates who met the qualification criteria being selected for the next stage of the procurement procedure.
At CTE Progresu, the project for the new thermal engine-based power plant, with an installed capacity of 74.2 MWe and 72.8 MWt, has completed the first stage of the competitive dialogue, with candidates who met the qualification criteria being selected for the second stage.
At CTE Grozăvești, the project for the new 32.5 MWe and 41 MWt power plant has completed the first stage of the procedure, and will enter the second stage of the competitive dialogue.
“The three investments are complementary and meet common objectives: increasing energy efficiency, reducing fuel consumption and emissions, as well as ensuring flexible and reliable production, which will contribute both to the security of Bucharest’s thermal energy supply and to the stability of the National Energy System,” emphasizes ELCEN.