The 380 MW gas turbine model developed and built by Doosan Enerbility.
It’s only a couple of years since Doosan adopted the Enerbility brand. Since then, the company has ramped up activity across the world. Here are a few of its recent announcements:
Three 380 MW units
Agreement with a prominent U.S. technology company to provide three units of Doosan’s 380 MW gas turbines to be delivered by the end of 2027.
This is Doosan Enerbility’s first overseas export deal for its gas turbines. Doosan will be supplying the gas turbines and generators to be used at a data center that is being built by the tech company.
The first delivery, consisting of one gas turbine and one generator, will be made in 2027, while the second delivery consisting of another set of gas turbines and generators, two of each, is to be made in 2028.
This contract follows after the previous supplier agreement that had been signed this past October for two gas turbine units. Over the past two months, Doosan Enerbility has secured supplier contracts for a total of five gas turbine units with this tech company.
Back in 2019, Doosan Enerbility, in collaboration with parties from the domestic industry, academia and research sectors, locally manufactured an advanced large-scale gas turbine for power generation, making it the fifth company in the world to obtain that technology.
A demonstration run of over 15,000 hours was then conducted at the Gimpo Combined Heat & Power Plant, through which the performance was verified. This was followed by securing supplier agreements for a total of eight gas turbines.
The company said that the surge in data center electricity demand, driven by AI, played a key part in this contract. Doosan Enerbility’s Houston-based U.S. subsidiary, Doosan Turbomachinery Services (DTS), contributed to the contract win. DTS will be handling the maintenance services for the gas turbines to be supplied by Doosan Enerbility to the U.S. market.
“This contract signifies a major turning point for South Korea, as this shows that our country is no longer dependent on imported gas turbines, but is now a country that has the capability to export its own homegrown gas turbines,” said Seungwoo Sohn, CEO of Doosan Enerbility’s Power Services Business Group. “We plan to expand our reach in the global market.”
Small Modular Reactors
Doosan Enerbility is embarking on preparations for the manufacturing of core components to be used in X-energy’s advanced small modular reactors (SMRs). X-energy sought to preemptively secure Doosan Enerbility’s forgings, key materials to be used in sixteen of X-energy’s Xe-100 reactors.
Mid- to large-sized forgings, which are required in the manufacturing of the main components of SMRs, are materials that require a long production lead time. Xe-100 is the name of X-energy’s advanced small modular reactor model. Unlike the conventional water-cooled reactors, the Xe-100 reactor uses helium gas as the coolant. The first project to which the delivery is to be made is Dow Inc.’s industrial complex in Texas, where four units of the Xe-100 reactor are scheduled to be deployed. Another 12 units of the Xe-100 reactor are to be deployed for Energy Northwest at its project site in Washington state.
Combined Cycle Plant in Qatar
Doosan Enerbility announced that it had together with Samsung C&T won the supplier contract for the main components of the Qatar Facility E Independent Water and Power Production facility. The project entails building a 2.4 GW gas-fired combined cycle power plant 10 kilometers southeast of Doha, the capital of Qatar. Doosan Enerbility will be delivering 430 MW steam turbines and generators, two of each, as well as the auxiliary equipment to the project by 2029.
CHP Plant Conversion in South Korea
A memo of understanding (MOU) has been reached with GS Banwol Combined Heat and Power on pursuing the Banwol Collective Energy Fuel Conversion and Modernization Project in South Korea.
The two companies will be jointly reviewing methods for converting the aging CHP plant in operation at the Ansan Smart Hub into a high-efficiency natural gas-fired CHP plant.
GS Banwol CHP, as the party in charge of the plant operation, will be responsible for providing a stable supply of heat and electricity for the national power grid and industrial complex.
Doosan Enerbility will deliver the main parts, such as locally manufactured gas turbines, and the key equipment required for the modernization project, while also cooperating closely on the entire engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) process. A Doosan Enerbility’s H-class gas turbine will be installed as part of this.
KEPCO KPS Alliance
An MOU has been reached with KEPCO KPS to strengthen global competitiveness in global power projects. It targets new build and aging power plant modernization projects by combining Doosan Enerbility’s knowledge in EPC work and power plant parts manufacturing, with that of KEPCO KPS, a company recognized for its power plant maintenance capabilities.
They will collaborate on joint development of global power projects and pursuit of technological partnerships across entire plant lifecycle, development of performance improvement & environmental control system installation projects for aging power plants and sharing of information regarding global power projects and technological trends.
According to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), the number of permanently shut-down nuclear reactors is expected to rise from 214 today to 588 by 2050. Hence, Doosan Enerbility has signed a contract with Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power (KHN) on performing nuclear decommissioning work on Kori Nuclear Power Plant Unit 1.
The Kori Nuclear Power Plant Unit 1, built in 1978 as Korea’s first commercial nuclear power plant, was shut down permanently in 2017. It is now close to eight years later that decommissioning of Kori Unit 1 is being pursued.
Doosan Enerbility is participating as the lead contractor of the project consortium. It will be carrying out the project with HJ Shipbuilding & Construction and KEPCO KPS over the years leading to 2028. Doosan Enerbility tries to solidify its position in the global nuclear decommissioning market and add more projects in the coming years.
Pumped-storage hydropower(PSH) plant parts
The company also signed an MOU with Korea Southern Power (KOSPO) for local manufacturing of pumped-storage hydropower(PSH) plant parts. Doosan Enerbility will step up efforts to secure proprietary technology for engineering and manufacturing with partnerships with global players in this field.
KOSPO will be providing the environment for showing the locally manufactured products, while supporting the development of sales channels. This follows the earlier signing of a supplier agreement with Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power (KHNP) for the parts of the Yeongdong Pumped-Storage Hydropower Plant Units 1 and 2.
