Claus C combined cycle gas turbine station, Netherlands

RWE Technology is constructing Claus C, an extremely flexible combined cycle gas turbine, at Essent’s production site in Maasbracht in the southern Netherlands. The station uses three gas turbines to generate a capacity of 1,300 megawatts and is expected to be connected to the grid in the second quarter of 2012.

Start of construction: 2009
Gross output: 1,300 MW
Efficiency: 59 percent
Total investment: EUR 1.1 billion
Commissioning date: 2012