60MW BMPP SRILANKA Power Plant Barge
At the beginning of April 2000, 60MW Barge Mounted Power Plant (BMPP) was delivered to Sri Lanka from Sasebo Heavy Industries Co., Ltd. (SSK) and has been sitting on the seabed in the port of Colombo.
It was the third BMPP for SSK, former two BMPP were of the floating type.
All detail design and construction of the third BMPP were carried out by SSK.
The BMPP, connected to the national grid of Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB), will supply 420GWh of electricity per year, accounting for approximately 5% of the total capacity of Sri Lanka.
CPPL (Colombo Power (Private) Limited) has been established as IPP (Independent Power Producer) company of the BMPP by the Japanese Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. and Kawasho Corporation on a 50 / 50 basis.
The BMPP consists of four (4) MAN B&W 2-stroke low speed diesel engine which are equally arranged in the fore and aft engine room.
Common section in which the control room, HV & LV panels, aux. machineries and mess room are arranged, is located in the middle of the barge.
In consideration of ecology, a big-capacity dust collector is provided for each of the top exhaust funnel of main engines.
PRINCIPAL PARTICULARS
Length (o.a.) ... 62.4 m
Breadth (mld.) ... 36.0 m
Depth (mld.) ... 5.5 m
Height ... 41.29 m
Gross tonnage ... 11,400
Main engine
(type) ... Mitsui-MAN B&W 12K50MC-S x 4 sets
(MCO) ... 16,100 kW x 166.7 rpm x 4 sets
Generator output
(type) ... Meidensha TICB-AF
(rating) ... 19,602 KVA x 36 P, 1,100 V, 50 Hz x 4 sets
Waste heat boiler
(type) ... Sasebo EHA-418-S
(capacity) ... 1,600 kg / h x 7 barG x sat. x 2 sets
Aux.boiler (type) ... Sasebo SCBII-015
(capacity) ... 1,200 kg / h x 8 barG x sat. x 1 set
Aux.generator
(type) ... MES Machinery & Service TBD620V8
(rating) ... 1,000 KVA x 1,500 rpm, 400 V, 50 Hz x 1 set
Step up transformer
(type) ... ABB TNARE80000 / 242.5 PT, ONAF
(rating) ... 80MVA, 11 KV / 220 KV x 1 set
Station aux.transformer
(type) ... ABB TNOSD3500 / 11 PT
(rating) ... 3.5 MVA, 11 KV / 0.4 KV x 1 set
