China’s domestically developed 20-megawatt turbo generator unit has been put into actual use for the first time. It is widely expected to be used on China’s future warships to support the advanced integrated electric propulsion (IEP) technology that would enable the use of high energy weapons, including electromagnetic railguns and lasers.
The ship-use 20-megawatt turbo generator unit, independently developed by the No. 704 Institute of state-owned China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC) 中船重工704研究所 , was recently put into application.