Seven plants, four Voith families, one diagnosis
Between May and June 2026, RELANSA visited seven CORPOELEC thermal plants to survey the condition of their Voith hydrodynamic transmission fleet: EL 9YGTM, EL 7.5 YGTM and FL 9YGTM starting converters and R16/R17 K550 and R17 K400M couplings. Each plant received a technical report and a formal OEM support request to Voith Turbo.
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PLANTS INSPECTED
TECHNOLOGY BY
Voith Turbo
Ports, Energy & Food
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THE CHALLENGE
Equipment with decades of service — the oldest from the late 1970s — in generating units of 150 to 400 MW, maintained under very different conditions. A homogeneous diagnosis per plant was needed, without publishing findings that identify each site, to prioritize recovery.
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THE SOLUTION
One protocol across the seven plants: visual inspection with the unit de-energized, oil condition per ISO 4406, overrunning clutch, instrumentation, alignment and metrology; one report per plant in OEM technical report format; and the handling with Voith Turbo of quotations for overhaul kits, spares and a factory Technical Field Advisor (TFA) to supervise flushing and reassembly.
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THE IMPACT
Seven reports, one per plant, completed and sent to Voith in August 2026: the entire fleet now has a comparable diagnosis and a recovery plan with OEM support.
// TECHNOLOGY BY
Voith Turbo / Voith BHS
VIEW PARTNER →Global leader in power transmission, with two divisions RELANSA represents in Venezuela: Voith Turbo, for hydrodynamic couplings and torque converters, and Voith BHS, for high-power gear units transmitting up to 170 MW at 100,000 rpm. Over 75 Voith units installed at CORPOELEC thermal plants and CVG Bauxilum, with on-site inspections by RELANSA, plus references at PDVSA, Petrocedeño and Supermetanol.
// GALLERY
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