Jenbachergas engines upgrading 2 power plants in Northern Territory of Australia Alice Springs and Tennant Creek Northern Territory, Australia Location Product Owen Springs Power Station in Alice Springs and Tennant Creek power station, Australia Alice Springs: Ten GE’s Jenbacher 624 reciprocating engines Tennant Creek: Three Jenbacher 612 reciprocating engines Projects support electricity cost-reduction drive GE’s Distributed Power business is furnishing 13 of its Jenbacher high-efficiency, gas-fired, spark-engine reciprocating gas engines to Territory Generation to upgrade the utility’s power plants in the Northern Territory towns of Alice Springs and Tennant Creek. The projects are part of Territory Generation’s efforts to improve the reliability and efficiency of its power stations, reduce carbon, odour and noise emissions, and drive down the cost of producing electricity. Territory Generation, a wholly government-owned entity, is the largest electricity producer in Australia’s Northern Territory. Ten of the Jenbacher J624 reciprocating gas engines will provide 44 MW of power to the Owen Springs power station in Alice Springs, while three of the Jenbacher J612 reciprocating gas engines and a diesel generator set will provide 7.5 MW of power to the Tennant Creek power station. Clarke Energy, GE’s authorized distributor of Jenbachergas engines, is supplying all 13 of the units and is responsible for ensuring that the integration of the new units with the existing power plant infrastructure is done safely and on time.

The Owen Springs update will be completed and operational by December 2017, while the Tennant Creek update will be completed and operational by August 2017. “The J612 gas engines feature stable combustion, lower emissions and increased efficiency. The cost savings experienced as a result of the Tennant Creek upgrade will put downward pressure on the price of electricity, which is great news for customers.” Bart Simes, regional manager for GE’s Distributed Power business Multiple features mean lower prices and emission Bart Simes, regional manager for GE’s Distributed Power business, noted that the...