Commander of the Revolution Ramiro Valdés Menéndez evaluated the maintenance schedule for block one of the Felton thermoelectric plant. Which, due to a breakdown, was forced to shut down the plant early for a scheduled 20-day maintenance.
Eric Milanés Quinzán, general director of the plant, located in the Holguin municipality of Mayari, assured this Monday that they have all the resources and qualified personnel to undertake the repairs.
He explained that the actions seek to resolve a series of accumulated technical issues. Including locating and repairing a hydrogen leak in the generator, inspecting two turbine bearings, cleaning the steam condenser, and repairing a high-pressure heater.
Edier Guzmán Pacheco, head of thermal generation at Electricity Union, detailed the complexities of the operations aimed at correcting the hydrogen leak in a generator coil. The repair requires seven days just to cool the generator before beginning the other operations.
The member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of Cuba and deputy prime minister also requested details about the procedures for the operations. Emphasizing the participation of specialists who will carry out the most rigorous work around the clock, although only a team of experts will correct the crack.
Moreover he learned that to restore the plant’s efficiency and reliability parameters. They will clean and wash the boiler, replace two smoke ducts, and repair an oil leak in the plant’s transformer.
Likewise, they plan to perform maintenance on equipment and systems considered essential to ensure electrical stability. Also with the completion of the work, they will return the block’s power to over 230 megawatts. Which will significantly strengthen its generating capacity, stated Milanés Quinzán.
He specified that the priority is to efficiently and safely complete each task so that the block can be stably incorporated into the SEN (National Electricity System) in the shortest possible time.
The actions involve specialized forces from the Power Plant Maintenance Company. Workers from the Engineering Construction Company No. 3, personnel from the thermoelectric plant itself, and support brigades from the Nickel Union Services Company in Nicaro.
Regarding the rehabilitation of block two, which was damaged by a fire at the start-up process following partial capital maintenance that planned to incorporate approximately 220 megawatts into the SEN (National Energy Secretariat) in the summer of 2022. Milanés Quinzán explained the technical tasks undertaken for the boiler assembly.
Futhermore he explained that the new design suggests a conditioned unit capable of processing domestic crude oil. The preparation of the technical proposal is underway, with evaluation scheduled for the coming weeks.
The Lidio Ramón Pérez Thermoelectric Plant, considered among the most efficient in Cuba, was officially inaugurated by Army General Raúl Castro Ruz on January 5th, 2001, and is currently the power plant with the largest installed generating capacity in the country.
With information from the Cuban News Agency
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