# SWE Energie building third gas turbine line at Erfurt East CHP plant

SWE Energie is expanding its Erfurt East combined heat and power plant by adding a third gas turbine heat recovery boiler (Line 3) with 35 MW electricity output and a 250 MWh heat accumulator.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2017-01-18
- Where: Erfurt, Thuringia, Germany
- Status: under construction
- Capacity: 35 MW electricity, 43 t/h steam, 250 MWh heat storage
- Products: electricity, district heating, steam
- Sectors: [Power Generation Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/power-generation-equipment.md)

## Companies

- [SWE Energie](https://endata.com/companies/21522.md)
- [Sweco](https://endata.com/companies/8512.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [stateofgreen.com](https://stateofgreen.com/en/solutions/construction-of-line-3-erfurt-east-combined-heat-and-power-plant-germany/), 2017-01-18: "SWE Energie wanted to replace the auxiliary firing system and increase the production of electricity and heat. It therefore decided to expand its facility by building a new, third gas turbine heat recovery boiler."

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