Doosan Enerbility announced on July 25th that it had signed a memorandum of understanding with GS Gumi CHP Co.* agreeing to collaborate on the Gumi Combined Heat & Power Plant modernization project.* Collective energy supplier that supplies heat and electricity to the Gumi National Industrial Complex
The signing ceremony, which was held on July 25th at GS Tower in Yeoksam-dong, Seoul, was attended by the related parties, including Jeong-gyun Lee, CEO of GS Gumi CHP Co., and Yohan Yun, Executive Vice President of Doosan Enerbility’s Power Services Sales & Marketing. The MOU was devised for the purpose of establishing a framework for close bilateral cooperation to facilitate the securing of a stable heat and electricity supply for the Gumi National Industrial Complex.
Upon signing this MOU, GS Gumi CHP Co. will be handling the operation of the power plant and providing a stable supply of heat and electricity to the industrial complex. Doosan Enerbility will be supplying a 900MW mid-sized gas turbine and steam turbine, key components that are required for the modernization project, and will also be cooperating on the provision of long-term maintenance services.
Doosan’s 90MW mid-sized gas turbine is a downsized model with lower output that was developed based on the turbine model previously verified for safety through 17,000 hours of actual operation at the Gimpo CHP plant. Doosan Enerbility seeks to complete development of the 90MW mid-sized gas turbine which would be operable on not only natural gas, but 100% hydrogen fuel as well, by 2028.
“As the design, manufacturing and service needs for the 90MW mid-sized gas turbine, which was built using homegrown technology, can be addressed here from Korea, this model has the advantage of enabling swifter responses compared to foreign companies,” said Seungwoo Sohn, CEO of Doosan Enerbility’s Power Services Business Group. “Mid-sized gas turbines have a short start-up time* and as such, it can be used to stably address the intermittency of renewable energy and will play a crucial role in stabilizing the electricity supply in Korea.”* Start-up Time: refers to the time it takes for a power plant to transition from an inactive state to full operational capacity to begin supplying electricity. The start-up time for mid-sized gas turbines is around 10 minutes.
The Gumi CHP plant modernization project, which is to be completed by 2031, involves converting the coal-fired CHP plant that has been operational for over 30 years at the Gumi National Industrial Complex to a natural gas-fired CHP plant. The project is expected to help companies in the Gumi National Industrial Complex reduce their carbon emissions caused by energy consumption, ultimately contributing to enhancing the Gumi industrial complex’s export competitiveness. 
