Gas-turbo generating units manufactured by the US-based GE and
imported by a power supply company in south China's Guangdong
Province have suffered another breakdown, the State Administration
of Quality Inspection, Supervision and Quarantine said on
Friday.
China has "banned the import of such gas-turbo generators, and
will return or impose compensation claims on those already
purchased," an official with the administration said.
He said that the gas turbines of PG9171E generating units
imported by Shenzhen Baochang Power Co., Ltd. in Shenzhen of
Guangdong broke down in May and caused damages to the generating
units. In June last year, the generating units the company imported
from GE also incurred a severe breakdown.
The administration said that the gas-turbo generating units have
suffered breakdown for times, which incurred huge economic losses
for the Chinese user and threatened local power supply.
(Xinhua News Agency August 10, 2007)
