Heron S.A.

Heron S.A. is a power company in Greece. It is a joint company of GEK Terna and GDF Suez, established on 11 December 2008. It owns and operates Heron I and Heron II natural gas-fired power plants in Viotia, about 120 kilometres (75 mi) north of Athens.

Heron S.A. - A general view of the installations in Viotia, Greece.
Heron S.A.
ΉΡΩΝ Α.Ε.
S.A.
IndustryElectricity
Founded2000 (2000)
Headquarters
Athens
,
Greece
Key people
Dimitris Georgantonis (Chairman)
ProductsElectric power
OwnerGEK Terna (50%)[1]
Engie (25%)[2]
Qatar Petroleum (25%)[3]
Websitewww.heron.gr

Heron I

Heron I is a 147 MW dual-fuel open-cycle gas-turbine plant, which has been in operation since 2004. It was the first private power plant in Greece.

Heron I - A 147 MW open cycle gas-fired plant in Viotia, Greece.

A stand-by diesel generator provides emergency power in case of 20 kV grid power loss. Thus, the power plant is capable of black start operation. The installation also includes:

  • Natural gas filtering and pressure reducing station with two streams.
  • Natural gas preheating with heat exchanger and two hot water boilers.
  • Diesel oil storage facility with capacity 2500 m3 providing inventory for 5 days operation in case that natural gas is not available.
  • Raw water storage facility with 2 × 1000m3 tanks and two deep well pumps with capacity 10 m3/m & 20 m3/h each.
  • Demineralised water production plant with capacity 2 × 30 m3/h.
  • One 500 m3 carbon steel tank with interior lining and six stainless steel tanks 100 m3 each for the storage of the demineralised water.
  • Two fire pump skids for raw and demineralized water. Each skid consists of one diesel pump, one electric driven pump and one jockey pump.
  • Fire detection and CO2 fire fighting systems for the gas turbine housings.
  • Main control building with 20 and 0.4 kV switch boards, MCCs, UPS and batteries and the central control room of the station.

Heron II
Heron II - A 435 MW CCGT power plant in Viotia, Greece.

Heron II is a 435 MW under construction combined cycle gas-fired power plant. It is scheduled to become operational in 2010. The plant includes STAG 109FB GE main equipment in single shaft arrangement using dry low NOx combustion system.

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See also

References
  1. http://www.heron.gr/index.php?option=com_k2&view=item&layout=item&id=18&Itemid=132
  2. http://www.heron.gr/index.php?option=com_k2&view=item&layout=item&id=18&Itemid=132
  3. http://www.heron.gr/index.php?option=com_k2&view=item&layout=item&id=18&Itemid=132
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