Ling Ao phase II starts commercial operations

The unit 3 of Ling Ao phase II nuclear power plant entered commercial operation in China on September 20, 2010.

This unit, which is Ling Ao phase II’s first, will supply electricity to the Guangdong province. The plant was synchronised to the grid in July this year and the output of the turbine generator has progressively increased since then.

Construction of the plant began in 2005 and the first unit has entered operation earlier than scheduled. The turbine generator package of the plant has been constructed by the global power generation company, Alstom in partnership with China’s Dongfang Electric Corporation, Ldt  for China Nuclear Power Engineering Co. Ltd.
Work on the second unit of phase II, which is the unit 4, is in full swing and unit is expected to enter commercial operation in 2011.

Once operational, the 2 X 1080MW Ling Ao phase II will become the largest nuclear power plant in the important Guangdong province. The other plants in the province, Ling Ao phase I’s units 1 and 2 and Daya Bay’s units 1 and2 are also based on Alstom technology.

“The successful start-up of Ling Ao unit 3 represents another milestone for the solid partnership between DECL and Alstom, and further confirms Alstom’s position as the best supplier choice in the Chinese nuclear equipment market,” says Richard Yeung, Head of Power, Alstom Power China.