An alternative to American turbines for Arctic LNG-2

Novatek has solved the problem of replacing American-made gas turbines for its Arctic LNG-2 project in the Yamal-Nenets Autonomous District, the supply of which was blocked due to anti-Russian sanctions.
Comparable analogues in terms of parameters can be provided by the Chinese company Harbin Guanghan Gas Turbine, part of the China Shipbuilding Industry Company.
Aggregates from China, designed for gas liquefaction and electricity supply, will ensure the operation of the first two lines of the LNG project with a capacity of about 150 MW each, porarctic.ru reports.
Novatek already has experience in operating the products of China Shipbuilding Industry Company: one CGT25-D turbine from this corporation is involved in the booster compressor station of the Yamal LNG plant.
The appearance of a real alternative to American turbines is a significant event. This will make it possible to remove the technical obstacles that have arisen in the way of the Russian gas project and translate it into a practical plane without violating the previously announced schedule.
Recall that the Arctic LNG-2 plant will be represented by three natural gas liquefaction lines with a capacity of 6.6 million tons per year each. As planned, the first of them should start at the end of 2023, the second – during 2024, the third – in 2025.
The buyers of LNG from the Arctic will be the countries of the Asia-Pacific region, including Japan, which retains a ten percent share in the Arctic LNG-2 project.
According to the Consul General of the Russian Federation in Sapporo Sergey Marin, thanks to this project, Japan will be able to increase imports of Russian liquefied natural gas by two million tons per year by 2026.

Alex Shishlo for Rough&Polished