Doosan Heavy Industries, Manufactures 270MW-Class Domestic GT No.1 Unit ... Fifth Independent Development Worldwide

Doosan Heavy Industries & Construction, located in Changwon-si, Gyeongnam, has completed the production of the first domestically made and the world's fifth large gas turbine for power generation.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Lee Seryeong] Doosan Heavy Industries & Construction, located in Changwon, Gyeongnam, has completed the production of the first domestically made gas turbine for power generation in Korea.

On the 16th, the completion ceremony for the first domestically produced gas turbine was attended by Changwon Mayor Heo Seong-mu, Doosan Heavy Industries President Jeong Yeon-in, Vice President Park Hong-wook, company executives, and representatives from 19 participating partner companies.

Mayor Heo stated that he attended to encourage the Doosan Heavy Industries employees who worked hard on producing the first domestic gas turbine and the representatives of the 19 partner companies who received initial product quality certification.

Mayor Heo Seong-mu and Doosan Heavy Industries President Jeong Yeon-in are inspecting the completed first domestic gas turbine.

The commemorative event included a factory tour, an introduction to the gas turbine assembly progress, congratulatory speeches, an award ceremony, and a commemorative photo session.

The city announced that the completed first domestic gas turbine is a large 270 MW-class power generation gas turbine, marking the fifth successful independent development worldwide.

The gas turbine will be supplied to the Gimpo Combined Heat and Power Plant and is scheduled to undergo demonstration operation over approximately two years until 2025.

Doosan Heavy Industries plans to expand the supply of large domestically produced gas turbines for power generation, contributing to national interests by preventing capital outflow and strengthening energy security, while striving to foster and develop the domestic gas turbine industry ecosystem.

Representatives of partner companies said, "The large power generation gas turbine industry will establish itself as a future growth engine for the Changwon economy and greatly contribute to revitalizing the local economy."

Mayor Heo Seong-mu said, "Through projects such as the establishment of a quality evaluation and performance verification platform for high-temperature materials and components for gas turbines, we will spare no support to further improve the quality and performance of key high-temperature materials and components for gas turbines."

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