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TO PRIORITY DO I TELNO INDUS 118 OF 6 SEPTEMBER 1978.

FOR THORNTON.

NR. MIPT: GAS TURBINES.

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FOLLOWING IS OUTLINE OF CLP'S GAS TURBINE REQUIREMENTS. IN

ADDITION TO THE TWO GAS TURBINE UNITS TO BE ORDERED FROM GEC FOR INSTALLATION AT HOK UN, CLP INTEND TO ISSUE TENDER SPECIFICATIONS AT THE END OF SEPTEMBER FOR A FURTHER 4 X 50 MW INDUSTRIAL GAS TURBINE SCTS. TWO ARE FOR DELIVERY BY MARCH 1980, TWO BY 1961 AND THERE IS OPTION FOR TWO MORE ALSO FOR DELIVERY IN 1981. THE 1980 SETS COULD BE FOR INSTALLATION AT CASTLE PEAK OR HOK UN BUT ANY 1981 SETS WOULD BE FOR HOK UN.

2. THE PLAN IS FOR TENDERS TO BE SUBMITTED WITHIN 4 WEEKS, A

FURTHER 4 WEEKS FOR ASSESSMENT BY CLP, 2 WEEKS FOR THE ISSUE OF QUESTIONNAIRES FOLLOWED BY TWO WEEKS FOR REPLIES. THIS POINTS TO

A DECISION IN JANUARY 1979.

3. ALTHOUGH THE GAS TURBINES ARE NORMALLY USED FOR PEAK-LOPPING,

THE FACT THAT THE SPECIFICATIONS WILL CALL FOR THE HEAVY FUEL VARIETY RATHER THAN LIGHTWEIGHT AERO-DERIVED TECHNOLOGY SUGGESTS THAT CLP MAY PLAN TO USE THEM FOR A BASE-LOAD OPERATION. THIS MAY

ENABLE GEC TO RETAIN THE ADVANTAGE THEY HAVE DERIVED FROM GAINING THE ORDER FOR THE FIRST TWO SETS.

4. I SHALL ENSURE THAT DETAILED SPECIFICATIONS ARE SENT TO YOU

AS SOON AS THEY BECOME AVAILABLE FROM CLP. UNFORTUNATELY BROOKS HAS NOT BEEN AVAILABLE TO ENABLE ME TO CHECK THE ABOVE

INFORMATION WHICH WAS OBTAINED FROM WEEDON, GEC WHO WAS PRESENT

WHEN RISK DISCUSSED THE PROJECT WITH STONES.

MARCH

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