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Futureproof Your Gas Power Plant Before It Becomes a Stranded Asset

Futureproofing Gas Power Plants

The Role of Gas is Changing—Fast

The global energy transition is accelerating. As solar and wind expand and undercut fossil generation on cost, gas-fired plants are shifting from baseload to flexible, responsive assets.

This shift demands new operational and investment strategies to stay competitive.

Protect Performance. Extend Asset Life.

The white paper, Futureproofing Gas Power Plants with Upgrade Strategies, explores how proven upgrades can:

  • Protect profitability
  • Extend asset life
  • Reduce risk of early retirement

What You’ll Learn

Increased Capacity & Output
Advanced upgrades like ATEP can boost turbine capacity by up to 4% and deliver +60 MW output gains.

Lower Emissions
Efficiency improvements can reduce CO₂ by 60,000+ tonnes annually and cut NOx emissions by up to 64%.

Cost-Effective Repurposing
Convert generators into Rotating Grid Stabilizers (RGS)—up to 50% more cost-effective than new infrastructure.

Fuel Cost Reduction
Heat-rate improvements of ~3.5 percentage points drive significant annual fuel savings.

Stay Competitive in a Changing Energy Market

Download the white paper to learn how gas power plants can remain in merit order as the energy system evolves.