Japanese engineering company JGC Corporation has been contracted to deliver EPC and commissioning work for an LNG-fueled facility for its compatriot Sumitomo.
JGC received an order for engineering, procurement, construction and commissioning work for a gas turbine power generation facility in Sodegura City, Chiba.
The facility will have a 45,000 kWh output as well as a heat recovery steam generator.
The completion of the project is scheduled for autumn of 2023, JGC said in its statement without disclosing the lump-sum contract value.
This project involves decommissioning the petroleum coke power generation facility currently operating at Sumitomo Chemical’s Chiba Works.
Once the decommissioning is complete JGC Corp will build a high-efficiency gas turbine power generation facility fueled by liquefied natural gas (LNG), which has a low carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions coefficient.
The project is part of Sumitomo Chemical’s efforts to reduce emissions of greenhouse gases. By introducing this facility, Sumitomo Chemical plans to reduce CO2 emissions at Chiba Works by 240,000 tons or more a year, equivalent to approximately 20 per cent of the plant’s total annual CO2 emissions.