Saceem is in charge of the execution of the works of the first Combined Cycle Power Plant that is being developed in Uruguay.
The plant is made up of two turbo fuel generators (gas or diesel-oil) and a steam turbine that total 532 MW of electrical energy generation capacity.
The contract includes the execution of Buildings Works, Electrical Works, Mechanical Works, Piping Works, Temporary Bundwall and Off Shore Works for water intake.
Building Works – Construction of Control and Administration building, Water Treatment Building, Steam Turbine Building, Substation, Workshop and Warehouse Building and shelters. It involves the construction of 20,000 m2, using more than 6,500 m3 of concrete and assembly of 2,200 tons of metal structure.
Electrical Works – Execution of the entire plant balance, including 150 km of electrical tray laying, 850 km of wiring, installation and commissioning of 8 transformers from 15.75 kv to 150 kv, from 31.5 kv to 6.9 kv and from 15.75kv to 6.9kv, installation and connection of electrical and control panels, lighting, fire alarm and communication systems.
Mechanical Works – Mechanical assembly of: two 166 MW generation turbogenerators, two recovery boilers, a 200 MW steam turbo generator, effluent treatment plant and deminalization plant. It also includes the assembly of 8 steel tanks with a storage capacity of 15,000 m3.
Piping Works – Installation of all plant pipes, pipes for water, fuel, steam, fire fighting network, drains, etc., in various types of pipes such as carbon steel, stainless steel, alloy steel, galvanized steel, HDPE, GRP , etc. Totaling more than 100,000 inches of welds with different techniques and in diameters from 15 to 2,400 mm.
Temporary Bundwall – Execution of a 470 m long temporary stone breakwater.
Hyundai Engineering Company
