Goreway Power Station

Goreway Power Station
Country Canada
Location Brampton, Ontario
Status Operational
Construction began 4 Apr 2006
Commission date 11 Jun 2009
Construction cost $1.1 billion CAD[1]
Owner(s) Goreway Station Partnership (50% Chubu Electric Power, 50% Toyota Tsusho)
Thermal power station
Primary fuel Natural gas
Combined cycle? Yes
Cooling source Air cooling
Power generation
Units operational 3 × GE 7001FB gas turbines
1 × Siemens SST-5000 steam turbine
Nameplate capacity 875 MW

Goreway Power Station is a natural gas power station owned by Goreway Station Partnership, in Brampton, Ontario. The plant is primarily used during periods of peak demand. Gas is supplied by underground pipelines from the nearby Enbridge facility.[2]

Description

At 875 MW the plant is the second largest gas fired station in Canada behind the Greenfield Energy Centre and consists of:

  • 3+1 CCGT with 7001FB gas turbines[3]

References

  1. "Goreway Station sold off". BramptonGuardian.com. 3 March 2011. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
  2. "Plant Website". Retrieved 2012-05-22.
  3. "CCGT Plants in Canada - other provinces". Archived from the original on 2009-07-19. Retrieved 2012-05-22.

Coordinates: 43°44′46″N 79°40′48″W / 43.74611°N 79.68000°W / 43.74611; -79.68000

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