News

Didcott Power Station gets the Power

Power Electrics Generators, has recently installed a standby generator at RWE npower’s Didcot B Combined Cycle Gas Turbine Power Station. Rated at 1850kVA the containerised system will provide standby power for Essential Station Services.

The F G Wilson Prime rated standby generator system was housed in a high specification - 65dBA @ 1m container package which was built to the client’s exacting standards. The generator utilised a client specified ComAp InteliSys controller with G59 mains synchronising and site specific earth leakage controls. The project also included the installation of a 20,000 ltr bunded fuel tank. Power Electrics undertook total management responsibility for the project which included full CDM management of the site. The scope of the project included the complete electrical installation works, fuel system installation, remote fill point, civil works removal and disposal of the existing generator.

Final installation, commissioning and full system testing was completed to an extremely tight programme as this phase of works necessitated the entire power station to be closed down and disconnected from the grid.