Chinese heavy-lift vessels Glory Ocean and Bright Ocean have departed for Russia with two power generation modules for the second technological line of Arctic LNG 2. According to gCaptain, citing AIS data and satellite images, the vessels loaded modules 2-PGM-002 and 2-PGM-004 in Zhangjiagang port and then set course north. Both vessels are under US sanctions.
The modules are the last two of four onshore power plant units manufactured at Wison's Zhoushan site for the project's second line. The first pair was previously sent to the Russian site, while 2-PGM-002 and 2-PGM-004 remained in China for over a year. Their delivery should allow for the completion of the project's planned power supply configuration for the second line.
Problems with forming the energy supply for Arctic LNG 2 arose, in part, due to the cessation of Baker Hughes gas turbine deliveries. Initially, the project was designed for this company's aeroderivative LM9000s: approximately 20 machines with a capacity of up to 75 MW each were planned for the three technological lines, but after the cessation of further deliveries to Russia, the customer received only four turbines intended for the first line.
According to project documents, the entire power supply system for Arctic LNG 2 should include 20 gas turbines with a total capacity of 482 MW. According to gCaptain, the second line has so far operated with an incomplete power supply configuration and was limited to approximately half of its design capacity. Therefore, the current delivery from China is primarily important as the completion of the energy infrastructure for the second line, rather than as an independent delivery of two turbines.
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