PROJECTS

LAY

ORIGINAL BUILD

1927

UNIT TYPE

Vertical mixed-flow propeller

RATED OUTPUT

30 MW

RATED DISCHARGE

138 m3/s

RATED NET HEAD

25 M

RATED SPEED

128.6 rpm

Lay U5 — Alabama

The Lay Hydroelectric Plant is a facility of Alabama Power Company, located on the Coosa River near the city of Clanton, Alabama. The plant contains six (6) hydro generating units.  Each unit has a nameplate rating of 30,155 KW. The original Lay Dam project  began in 1910, with units in service in 1914.  Lay Dam was redeveloped in the 1960s, as a part of the overall Coosa River project. The redevelopment project involved major modifications to the existing structures

   

Scope of work

Replacement of Mixflow Turbine
Replacement of (20) guide vanes
Rehabilitation of Turbine Guide Bearing & shaft seal
Rehabilitation of Turbine Generator Bearing
Rehabilitation of Turbine Shaft
Discharge Ring - SS Weld Overlay & Machining
Rehabilitation of Bottom Ring & Head Covers
On site WG pots Line Boring Head Cover/Bottom Ring
Rehabilitation of Distributor Mechanism & Servomotors
Rotor Poles Refurbishment
Disassembly/Reassembly & Commissioning

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HULL
BUCKINGHAM
STURGEON FALLS