China Starts New Locally-Manufactured Gas Turbine for First Time

China started a power plant using an advanced gas turbine that’s been locally manufactured for the first time, paving the way for the country to eventually reduce reliance on imported technology amid a global shortage of equipment.

China Energy Investment Corp. commissioned the Anji Power Plant, which is using two turbines with a capacity of about 400 megawatts each, the firm said. The turbine was designed by US energy equipment manufacturer GE Vernova Inc., which set up a joint venture with China’s state-owned Harbin Electric Corp. in 2019 to produce the equipment with local components and deliver a dozen units per year.