GE Vernova has secured its first order for H-Class natural gas-fired combined cycle power generation equipment in the Caribbean.
The equipment will be used for Generadora San Felipe Limited's (GSF) new 470MW San Felipe power station in Punta Caucedo, Boca Chica in the Dominican Republic.
The move aligns with the nation's climate ambitions and supports the expansion of renewable energy with dispatchable power.
The Dominican Republic, a rapidly growing economy in Latin America, has transitioned most of its oil-fired generation capacity to natural gas.
Accounting for almost half of the country's energy generation, natural gas is pivotal to the Dominican Republic's energy transition, complementing the growth of renewable energy sources.
As the lowest emitting fossil fuel power plants, natural gas-fired combined cycle plants significantly reduce emissions of CO₂, SOx, NOx, particulate matter and mercury.
Generadora San Felipe general manager Antonio Ramirez stated: “Our new plant, powered by GE Vernova’s highly efficient H-Class technology, will support our efforts to deliver less carbon-intensive and more reliable electricity, which is fundamental for the country’s productivity growth, and people’s wellbeing.
“We trusted the solid reputation of HA [high availability] technology and turned to GE Vernova, an innovation leader in the path towards decarbonisation, based on a longtime collaboration between our two companies.”
The new San Felipe power plant will feature a multi-shaft generating block, including a GE Vernova 7HA.02 gas turbine and an H65 generator, an STF-A650 steam turbine with an H35 generator, a triple pressure with heat recovery steam generator and a condenser.
This equipment is part of GE Vernova's HA gas turbines, which have accumulated more than 2.5 million commercial operating hours, making them the fastest-growing fleet in the heavy-duty gas turbine H-Class segment.
GE Vernova’s gas power in the Americas region president Dave Ross stated: “The development of the San Felipe power plant is a very ambitious project, and we are proud to support it.
“Once completed, the power plant is expected to be among the most efficient power plant in the Caribbean and can be configured with post-combustion carbon capture systems to significantly reduce carbon dioxide emissions. In addition, our GE Vernova HA gas turbine is highly fuel flexible and able to operate on a variety of fuels, including blends of hydrogen and natural gas, to offer multiple pathways to reduce carbon emissions and work towards near-zero operations in the next decade.”
The fleet of HA gas turbines has an installed capacity exceeding 53GW, enough to supply power to 40 million American homes. Each HA gas turbine unit can save more than 3.3 metric tonnes of CO₂ emissions annually compared to an average coal-fired plant of the same size - equivalent to removing 680,000 cars from the roads.
The San Felipe power plant, constructed by Spanish EPC company TSK Electrónica y Electricidad (Grupo TSK), is expected to commence operations in 2027.
It is strategically located next to the AES/ENADOM LNG terminal, which has a total liquefied natural gas storage capacity of 250,000m³.
In December 2024, GE Vernova’s nuclear division, GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy, achieved a significant milestone with its BWRX-300 small modular reactor technology by progressing to the next stage of generic design assessment in the UK.
