Overview:
Acquiring a used GT13E2 gas turbine is often the fastest and most capital-efficient route to added capacity, a spare unit for resilience, or a donor package for parts — particularly when a new unit's lead time stretches beyond a project's in-service date. The GT13E2's 50 Hz, ~164–187 MW rating makes it a staple of European, Middle Eastern, and Asian grids, and a liquid secondary market has grown around repowering, plant closures, and fleet rationalization. ZURN Power trades surplus and decommissioned GT13E2 units, reconditions them to a defined scope, and brokers spare rotors and modules between buyers and sellers worldwide, with the documentation that makes a used machine financeable. This page covers what we offer, how we qualify a unit, and how trade fits your capacity or lifecycle plan. For operating-fleet support, see our GT13E2 spare parts hub and GT13E2 repair services. For an IPP, a reconditioned GT13E2 can mean capacity online inside a single construction season rather than waiting on an OEM backlog; for a utility, a swing unit is the difference between a planned maintenance window and a capacity shortfall. For a developer racing a power-purchase-agreement clock, the difference between a used unit and a new one is often the difference between a project that funds and one that slips.
Specs & Materials:
A GT13E2 package we trade typically includes the 15-stage axial compressor, an annular combustor with 16 SEV burners, a 3-stage turbine on a welded drum rotor, the generator interface, and the control system (Alstom P320-class / equivalent). We classify units by condition so a buyer knows exactly what they are getting:
- Run-and-insured / surplus — low-hours units removed during repowering, often with remaining hot-section life and verifiable service records.
- Reconditioned — inspected, repaired to an HGPI or C-scope, preserved, and test-documented so the unit is ready for recommissioning.
- Spare rotor & major modules — standalone drum rotors, combustors, and hot-gas-path sets for existing fleets needing a swing asset.
Every unit is assessed for remaining hot-section life, rotor condition (including bore inspection), and preservation state, with material and service records compiled into a condition report that supports valuation and financing. We verify the rotor forging pedigree and perform a bore and balance check, because the rotor is the single most expensive and least replaceable item in the package, and its condition sets the ceiling on what the rest of the unit is worth. We also document the generator and the step-up transformer interface where they are part of the package, because the electrical end is where many used deals quietly fail to integrate.
Supply / Service Scope:
Our used GT13E2 trade program provides complete surplus and reconditioned GT13E2 gas turbines; spare drum rotors and rotating assemblies; combustor, burner, and hot-gas-path module packages; inspection, preservation, crating, and worldwide freight handled from our Hong Kong hub; and optional refurbishment plus field commissioning support. We can scope a unit to "as-is" for a buyer with in-house capability or to "reconditioned and warranted" for a turnkey project. If you need new spares instead of a whole unit, our GT13E2 blade and component pages cover manufacturing, and our GT13E2 repair service can refurbish your existing parts to extend their life. Field services — de-installation, export crating to ISPM-15, and recommissioning support at the receiving site, so a unit moves from one grid to another as a managed project rather than a loose assortment of modules. Documentation packages include the as-found condition report, the work scope, test records, and a spares-interchange list so the buyer's O&M team inherits a known asset, not a mystery.
Compatibility & Applications:
Used GT13E2 units suit IPPs adding 50 Hz capacity, utilities building reserve margin, industrial sites needing self-generation, and projects where a quick-to-deploy used machine beats a multi-year new order. They also back up GT13E2 data-center power programs that need resilient, fast-start generation to meet hyperscale demand on a tight schedule. We match a unit's fired hours, upgrades (e.g. MXL), controls, and site history to your grid, fuel, and fleet so integration risk stays low and the unit drops into your plan. We also advise on the controls path — whether to keep the existing Alstom P320-class or migrate — since that decision drives both price and schedule more than the turbine itself, and a clear controls scope prevents a stalled close. We screen for grid-code and fuel-spec fit up front — 50 Hz, the local gas quality, and any ambient or altitude derate — so the unit you buy is the unit your site can actually run.
Why ZURN:
Because we both manufacture parts and repair hot-section components, a used GT13E2 we sell is not a mystery box with an unknown maintenance history — we can open it, certify it, and recondition it with our own superalloy supply chain, closing gaps a typical broker cannot. Sellers get a managed, confidential exit for surplus assets with logistics handled end to end; buyers get a qualified unit with documentation and a clear remaining-life statement they can underwrite. Our Hong Kong logistics base keeps freight, customs, and transit insurance straightforward across the US, Europe, and Russia. Our parts business means a bought unit can be brought to a defined condition with original-spec hot-section parts, not patched with unknowns, which is what makes the remaining-life statement bankable rather than hopeful. And because we can also keep it running for its new owner, the sale is the start of a service relationship rather than a transaction that ends at the dock.
Request a Quote:
Tell us whether you are buying or selling, the unit's model, serial, and fired hours, and your timeline. Email sales@zurnpower.com (China: hanson@zurnpower.com · Europe: alex@zurnpower.com) for a confidential assessment and indicative pricing; we can coordinate inspection access and a condition report. Download our asset and parts catalog at /download. Buyers receive a condition report and an indicative remaining-life statement up front; sellers receive a confidential, no-obligation assessment and a managed removal plan that protects site safety and schedule. We typically return an indicative offer within days of receiving the unit's records, so a buying decision is never the long pole in your schedule.