Vilvoorde - Fast track conversion to open cycle GT - A strategic move

摘要

The Belgian electricity market is currently facing significant structural shortfalls on the security of supply due to the increasing share of intermittent power supply and the decreasing wholesale prices, which forced several conventional power plants to shut-down or be mothballed. In order to improve the situation, the Belgium Government's so-called "Energieplan Wathelet" was put into force at the beginning of 2014. Amongst others, it obliged existing but mothballed gas-fired power plants to participate in an auction for reserve capacity, starting with the winter 2014/2015. The requirements on availability and power supply on the reserves were those of a peak load power plant.