Goreway Power Station
Country
  • Canada
LocationBrampton, Ontario
Coordinates43°44′46″N 79°40′48″W / 43.74611°N 79.68000°W / 43.74611; -79.68000
StatusOperational
Construction began4 Apr 2006
Commission date11 Jun 2009
Construction cost$1.1 billion CAD[1]
Owner(s)Capital Power Corporation
Thermal power station
Primary fuelNatural gas
Cooling sourceAir cooling
Combined cycle?Yes
Power generation
Units operational3 × GE 7001FB gas turbines
1 × Siemens SST-5000 steam turbine
Nameplate capacity875 MW

Goreway Power Station is a natural gas power station owned by Capital Power Corporation, in Brampton, Ontario. The plant is used primarily during periods of peak demand. Gas is supplied by underground pipelines from the nearby Enbridge facility.[2]

Description

At 875 MW the plant is the second largest gas fired station in Canada behind the Greenfield Energy Centre and consists of:

  • 3+1 CCGT with 7001FB gas turbines[3]

References

  1. "Goreway Station sold off". BramptonGuardian.com. 3 March 2011. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
  2. "Plant Website". Retrieved 2012-05-22.
  3. "CCGT Plants in Canada - other provinces". Archived from the original on 2009-07-19. Retrieved 2012-05-22.


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