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Electricity generation cost study: extending the life of existing generation assets

Commissioned review of refurbishing costs for Combined Cycle Gas Turbine (CCGT) powerplants.

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皇冠体育app government contracted Cambridge Economic Policy Associates (CEPA) to conduct research into the costs related to refurbishments of CCGT powerplants. 皇冠体育app review used an established technical modelling software extensively used by the industry to determine the archetypes of CCGT powerplants and required refurbishment works for simple maintenance, five-year lifetime extensions, and full repowering of the powerplant requiring replacement of all major components. 皇冠体育app second phase of the project surveyed and interviewed developers in order to validate the results from the technical modelling.聽

皇冠体育appse findings were used to help support the government response to the Capacity Market consultation on proposals to maintain security of supply and enable flexible capacity to decarbonise, published at the same time.

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Published 6 May 2025

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