The GreMi KLIMA branch in České Budějovice completed the supply of 38 fully equipped technological containers to Belarus, where they became part of the management and operation of combined cycle power plants. The project, carried out in cooperation with Siemens and Zeppelin, started in June of last year and ended in November of this year. Its extent is also proven by the volume of consumed materials. In total, it was more than 560 tons of steel, 43 kilometres of cabling, and 5,500 square meters of insulation panels. Containers were produced in the manufacturing division of GreMi KLIMA in Planá nad Lužnicí, and were assembled by almost 150 people in five different variants. Their total cooling capacity amounts to 712 kW and airflow amounts to 510,600 m³/ h. “It was a challenging, difficult and sometimes stressful project. But it was also incredibly interesting. We had to cope with numerous changes during implementation and respond flexibly to changes caused by the development of combined cycle power plant technologies”, says Petr Mikeš, the director of the GreMi KLIMA plant in České Budějovice. In Belarus, its structural design had to deal with the requested 5° of seismicity and 60-minute fire resistance in frosty weather at temperatures as low as -40° Celsius. The delivery included complete project documents, quality documents including detailed assembly and installation manuals in English and Russian. Container sets are equipped with diesel generators, air-conditioning, heating a fire alarm system, ventilation, a control system or distributors and background for operators. “It is really hard to manage the complete solution from the design, through the manufacture and installation of technologies, to commissioning. But we have learned a lot. I believe we will transform the valuable experience into new projects”, added Petr Mikeš.
