APR Energy awarded LPG-fired project in US Virgin Islands
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- APR Energy, a global leader in fast-track power solutions, announces that it has signed a 12-month contract with US Virgin Islands Water and Power Authority (WAPA) to provide 25MW of power generation using liquid petroleum gas (LPG). The project features a retrofitted GE TM2500+ mobile gas turbine, the first ever to be commercially operated on LPG.
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| Photo Courtesy of APR Energy. |
The project is the latest in a string of business wins for APR Energy since being privatized at the beginning of the year, bringing the total of new awards, extensions and expansions in 2016 to more than 1GW. The project also is the company's sixth award in the past year using mobile gas turbines.
"This first-of-its-kind project will enable the USVI to leverage its significant investment in LPG infrastructure by greatly reducing the cost and environmental impact of power generation," said APR Energy Executive Chairman John Campion. "Experts are forecasting a 15-percent increase in the price of diesel fuel during the next two years, while LPG prices are expected to remain stable. Using LPG should provide WAPA with significant savings compared with diesel-powered reciprocating engines, which are common in the Caribbean."
The new project supplements APR Energy's existing 25MW diesel-fueled turbine plant installed in 2012 for WAPA, bringing its total generation at the site to 50MW.
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