Russia’s United Engine Corporation (UEC) is positioning its industrial gas turbine portfolio for the expanding data centre power market, highlighting modular generating systems based on its GTD-6/RM engine for dedicated on-site electricity generation.
The company is promoting gas turbine power plants as an alternative for data centres operating in locations where access to grid capacity is constrained. UEC said installations can be scaled incrementally by adding generating modules as computing demand grows, while combined-cycle configurations can improve overall efficiency by recovering exhaust heat for additional power generation.
The GTD-6/RM, rated at 6 MW, forms part of a wider family of industrial gas turbines producing between 6 MW and 32 MW. According to UEC, the systems are intended for distributed generation and combined heat and power (CHP) applications supporting digital infrastructure, industrial facilities and municipal energy networks.
The company cited the 52 MW Tutayev combined-cycle cogeneration plant as an example of the concept in operation. The facility, equipped with GTD-8/RM gas turbines, supplies electricity to a co-located data centre while exporting thermal energy to the municipal district heating network.
UEC said more than 675 industrial gas turbine generating units with a combined installed capacity exceeding 6 GW have entered service. The equipment is produced across several UEC subsidiaries, including UEC-Perm Motors, UEC-Kuznetsov and UEC-Saturn, using a common gas-generator architecture across parts of the product range.
The initiative reflects increasing demand for dedicated power generation as data centres supporting cloud computing and artificial intelligence applications place growing pressure on national electricity networks. Similar trends have prompted gas turbine manufacturers in other markets to expand offerings for hyperscale and edge data centre operators seeking resilient, on-site generating capacity.
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