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China ships its first F-class heavy-duty gas turbine
Engineers install China's first F-class heavy-duty gas turbine. /CMG
Engineers install China's first F-class heavy-duty gas turbine. /CMG

Engineers install China's first F-class heavy-duty gas turbine. /CMG

China has shipped its first F-class heavy-duty gas turbine from Deyang City, Sichuan Province on Friday, according to a report from China Media Group (CMG).

The turbine, with a capacity of 50 megawatts, signifies China's breakthrough in the area, CMG said.

It took over 13 years for the country to design and build such a turbine, which will enter real-world operations after shipment.

Heavy-duty gas turbines are core equipment for power plants. Many engineers in China describe it as the "crown jewel" in the manufacturing industry.

The turbine has tens of thousands of parts, which involved hundreds of companies and research institutions to design and manufacture. China has formed a supply chain of designing and building such turbine without the use of imported technologies.

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