Frame 9

ASSET FOR SALE — TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION
4 × Used GE PG9161E Gas Turbine & Generator Packages
Units GT31 · GT32 · GT41 · GT42 — GE Frame 9 / MS9001E Design, Ex-Combined-Cycle Peaking and Base-Load Service
OVERVIEW
AJAM Group EU is offering four complete, used GE PG9161E gas turbine and generator packages, identified as GT31, GT32, GT41 and GT42. Each package is a matched set comprising a GE Frame 9 gas turbine, a GE hydrogen-cooled generator, and the corresponding factory accessory compartment, making all four units ready to be assessed, removed, and redeployed as complete rotating equipment trains rather than as separate components. The four units share an identical technical platform and performance envelope, having been engineered, installed, and operated as part of the same power generation scheme, and are being offered together as a single package of four or individually, subject to inspection.
All four turbines were originally synchronized to the grid in 1990 and subsequently uprated, in two blocks between 2004 and 2006, from the original PG9161E rating to the higher PG9171EA performance level. This uprate program improved output and efficiency while retaining the proven Frame 9 / MS9001E mechanical architecture, so the units combine three and a half decades of documented service history with a mid-life performance upgrade already carried out.
GAS TURBINE DESIGN
Each unit is built around the GE MS9001E platform, badged PG9161E, a heavy-duty single-shaft industrial gas turbine running at a nominal speed of 3,000 revolutions per minute at 50 hertz. The compressor section is a seventeen-stage axial-flow design paired with a three-stage axial turbine section, an arrangement chosen throughout the Frame 9E family for its robustness and tolerance of both continuous base-load duty and more frequent start-stop peaking service. In simple-cycle configuration the design basis for the platform is a base output of approximately 116.4 megawatts on natural gas with a lower heating value heat rate of about 10,880 kilojoules per kilowatt-hour, while the four units on offer are individually rated at approximately 103.7 megawatts of base output per unit on natural gas as installed.
The turbine is dual-fuel capable, able to run on natural gas as the primary fuel with liquid distillate as a backup or alternate fuel, giving an operator flexibility where gas supply is interruptible or where a liquid-fuel reserve is a grid or regulatory requirement. The single-shaft configuration and the platform's long production history mean spare parts, field service expertise, and overhaul exchange programs are widely available in the market, which supports both continued operation and, where preferred, use of the units as a source of spares.
GENERATOR
Each gas turbine drives a GE-manufactured, hydrogen-cooled synchronous generator rated at 128,600 kVA, 11.5 kilovolts, 50 hertz. Hydrogen cooling is the traditional choice for machines of this rating because it removes heat far more effectively than air, allowing a higher continuous output from a given frame size while keeping windage losses low; it also implies that, as part of any relocation and recommissioning scope, the hydrogen cooling and seal-oil auxiliary systems will need to be inspected, serviced, and requalified by a qualified generator specialist prior to re-synchronization. The generator and turbine on each unit form a single matched train, so the electrical rating quoted applies identically across GT31, GT32, GT41 and GT42.
CONTROL SYSTEM
All four units are equipped with GE Speedtronic Mark IV turbine control systems, the control platform GE fitted as standard to Frame 9E units of this vintage. The Mark IV governs starting sequences, fuel scheduling between gas and distillate, speed and load control, and turbine protection functions. Buyers intending to return a unit to service should budget for a condition assessment of the control cabinets, and, depending on the intended operating life and any local grid code requirements, should evaluate whether to retain the original Mark IV platform or migrate to a modern control retrofit; either path is well precedented on this turbine family.
PROVENANCE AND OPERATING HISTORY
The four units were originally installed and first synchronized in 1990 and operated for many years in active combined-cycle service before being retired from that duty in 2018 and 2020. During their operating life, both blocks of units were uprated from the original PG9161E rating to the PG9171EA performance level as part of a 2004–2006 improvement program, extending their useful output and giving the fleet a documented mid-life upgrade rather than three and a half decades of unmodified original equipment. Since retirement, the units have remained as installed, complete with their turbine, generator, and accessory compartments, pending sale.
Full technical data, including unit-by-unit condition reports and detailed operating and maintenance history, is available on request to qualified enquirers, and AJAM Group EU can arrange a technical discussion, document review, or an in-person inspection and site visit for interested parties.
INDIVIDUAL UNIT NOTES
The technical description above applies equally to all four units, which were engineered, uprated, and operated together as a single fleet. The notes below record each unit's identity within that fleet; unit-specific condition detail (running hours, inspection intervals completed, and any component exceptions) is provided in the individual condition reports available on request.
Unit GT31
GE MS9001E (PG9161E) gas turbine and 128,600 kVA hydrogen-cooled generator package, first synchronized in 1990 and subsequently uprated to PG9171EA performance level. Complete with Speedtronic Mark IV controls and factory accessory compartment, offered as part of the four-unit package.
Unit GT32
GE MS9001E (PG9161E) gas turbine and 128,600 kVA hydrogen-cooled generator package, matched to GT31 within the same operating block, first synchronized in 1990 and uprated to PG9171EA performance level. Complete with Speedtronic Mark IV controls and factory accessory compartment.
Unit GT41
GE MS9001E (PG9161E) gas turbine and 128,600 kVA hydrogen-cooled generator package from the second operating block, first synchronized in 1990 and uprated to PG9171EA performance level. Complete with Speedtronic Mark IV controls and factory accessory compartment.
Unit GT42
GE MS9001E (PG9161E) gas turbine and 128,600 kVA hydrogen-cooled generator package, matched to GT41 within the second operating block, first synchronized in 1990 and uprated to PG9171EA performance level. Complete with Speedtronic Mark IV controls and factory accessory compartment.
SUITABILITY AND APPLICATIONS
The proven GE Frame 9 / MS9001E platform, dual-fuel capability, and hydrogen-cooled generator rating make these packages suitable for a range of end uses: continued base-load or peaking power generation, industrial cogeneration where a steady supply of both power and process heat is required, or as a source of spare-parts and overhaul-exchange components for operators running other Frame 9E machines. Because the four units are complete, matched sets rather than disassembled components, they can equally be evaluated for redeployment as whole turbine-generator trains at a new site, subject to the buyer's own engineering and recommissioning review.
CONTACT
For full technical data packs, unit-by-unit condition reports, operating history, or to arrange a technical discussion, document review, or site inspection, please contact AJAM Group EU.
Husnain — Executive Director, AJAM Group EU

seller offer No. resale 170063918