Endesa, the Spanish energy supplier, has completed the extension to its power plant in Ceuta with the installation and commissioning of an MAN 12V48/60B engine. MAN Diesel & Turbo, Spain negotiated the contract for the new engine that includes the supply of an SCR (Selective Catalytic Reduction) system.
The 12V18/60 engine is the fourth such engine installed at Ceuta and has been Endesa’s engine of choice for many of its other power plants. The integrated SCR system significantly reduces NOx emissions at the plant and hence Endesa’s environmental impact locally.
With the installation of the engine, termed “Group 13” under its project classification, four MAN 12V48/60 models are now in operation at the power plant in Ceuta. The Ceuta engine, “Group 9”, has an “A” turbocharger configuration while the rest, “Groups 10 and 13, have “B” turbocharger configurations.
The MAN 12V48/60B engine is a four-stroke, medium-speed diesel engine with turbocharger and cooling charge air that is specially designed to run on heavy fuel oil (HFO) and diesel oil for start-up/shut-down. In comparison with other similar engines, the 12V48/60 model features a high power supply and a compact and efficient design.
The auxiliary systems that complete the scope of supply are standard for this kind of engine, with the exception of the SCR system.