The agreement will include the design, manufacturing, delivery, installation and commission of 12 unit control boards and governor controls. Eaton will replace the original electro-mechanical devices with modern digital technology, including microprocessing capability, new instrumentation and alarms, and will also upgrade the unit governing system and replace the plant’s unit protective relaying system. LPGP modernizations will occur under a schedule providing for the overhaul of a turbine generator every eight to nine months, with the final unit completed in 2020.
Eaton Wins $10.9M contract on Niagara Power Project
Eaton Corporation has received a nine-year, $10.9M contract award from the New York Power Authority (NYPA) for work on the Life Extension and Modernization program at the Niagara Power Project’s Lewiston Pump Generating Plant (LPGP).