Reliable life cycle management for turbine generators with long-term service agreement – case Veolia, Finland

Fortum eNext long-term service agreement enables optimal life cycle management of turbine generators.

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Case description

To reach the ambitious target of 100% availability for the customer at the new combined heat and power plant in Kilpilahti, Finland, the operator of the plant, Veolia Services Suomi Oy, sought a partner for the lifecycle management of the plant’s gas and steam turbines. Based on previous collaborations, the customer felt Fortum eNext was a natural partner with the resources, the skills and the insight required for managing the lifecycle of the turbine generators.

After the first six months, the customer has a positive view of the partnership. “I expect to be able to trust that Fortum’s maintenance work will address any problems within the time frame to avoid any unexpected faults or other outages. The partnership also creates an ideal platform to work together to draw up a development programme for the future,” says Juha Kujala, Maintenance Manager at Veolia Services Suomi Oy.

Veolia Kilpilahti thermal power plant

  • Customer: Veolia, the operator and one of the owners of Kilpilahti power plant
  • Site: Kilpilahti thermal power plant in Porvoo, Finland.  Using mainly side streams from the nearby refinery as a fuel.

Operational facts

  • Current thermal plant: 5 units with 5 boilers, 2 gas turbines and 2 steam turbine generators.
  • 3 new boilers and a steam turbine generator under construction. Once ready, 2 old boilers and the old steam turbine generators will be decommissioned. 
  • Eventually 6 operational units with electricity generation capacity of 170M
  • General Electric gas turbines, Alstom generators
  • Siemens steam turbine and generator

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Ville Holmström

Head of Business Line, Generator
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