Company History
IHI developed the first jet engine in Japan and has been a leading jet engine manufacturer in the world.
IHI has continuously provided the latest advanced technology, products and services, since IHI developed original general-purpose gas turbine in 1957.
We promise to continue making effort to provide revolutionary new technology, products and services in the field of energy sector to meet the needs of customer in the future.
| 1957 | Developed the IGT60 - IHI original general-purpose gas turbine model. Installed the IGT90 to Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Public Corporation(NTT) |
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| 1965 | Developed the IM350 - the first Aero-Derivative gas turbine. |
| 1967 | Delivered the IM100 - the gas turbine model for the use of the main engine of a hovercraft |
| 1971 | Delivered IM100 Mobile Gas turbine Generator (known as MGG1000) as mobile power generation for emergency and temporary power supply to Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Public Corporation (NTT). |
| 1976 | Gas turbine division was established and started its operation in October. |
| 1977 | Exported and delivered IM100 Mobile Gas turbine Generator (known as MGG1000) as mobile power generation to Petróleos Mexicanos (PEMEX), a petroleum company in Mexico. |
| 1978 | Delivered IM1500 gas turbine as stand-by power generation for emergency power supply to the Tokyo Prefectural Government. Developed the IM5000 gas turbine. |
| 1980 | Delivered 2 x IM5000 Barge Mounted Power Plant (known as BMPP) to Bangladesh. |
| 1982 | Delivered 2 x LM2500 Power Plants to Electricity Generating Authority of Papua New guinea. |
| 1987 | Delivered the first IM400 gas turbine for Combined Heat and Power (Cogeneration) system to the Osaka Plant of Sumitomo Chemical Co., Ltd. |
| 1991 | Delivered IM400 gas turbine for district heating and cooling system to the Shinjuku district cooling and heating center. (Tokyo Gas Co., Ltd.) |
| 1993 | Delivered LM2500 gas turbine for Combined Heat and Power (Cogeneration) System to Kansai International Airport Energy Center. (Kansai Electric Power Company Inc.) Delivered the first LM1600 gas turbine. Installed LM6000 gas turbine power plant at the gas turbine research laboratory of the Mizuho Aero-Engine Works facility of IHI. |
| 1995 | Developed the IM270, IHI original gas turbine. Delivered LM2500 gas turbine package to Maui Electric Co. Ltd. in the Island of Maui, Hawaii. |
| 1996 | Delivered the first LM6000PA gas turbine simple cycle power plant in Australia |
| 1997 | Established Kanamachi Purification Plant Energy Service Co., Ltd. (KESCO) as the first company in Japan founded as private finance initiative (PFI). Delivered IM270 Combined Heat and Power (Cogeneration) System to Shinosaka Paperboard Co., Ltd. Delivered the first VHP(Variable Heat Power) / steam injection gas turbine Combined Heat and Power (Cogeneration) System, to Toyo Seikan Co., Ltd. |
| 1998 | Delivered natural gas-fired LM6000 gas turbine combined cycle power plant in Indonesia. |
| 1999 | Delivered LM6000 gas turbine combined cycle power plant in Taiwan. |
| 2001 | Delivered the first LM6000PD gas turbine simple cycle power plant in Australia. |
| 2003 | Established Niigata Power Systems Co., Ltd., as IHI subsidiary company, in February. Delivered 6 x IM400IHI-FLECS units to Roppongi Energy Service Co., Ltd. |
| 2004 | Delivered an IM270 IHI-FLECS (2.5 MW) unit to Kirin Beverage Company, Limited. |
| 2007 | Delivered the first LM6000PC gas turbine simple cycle power plant in Australia. Delivered the first IM270 gas turbine power plant system with the specifications for both normal operation and emergency operation in case national disaster occurs. |
| 2008 | Delivered the first IM270 with the dual-fuel specification for both normal operation and emergency operation in case national disaster occurs. Delivered the first LM6000 Combined Heat and Power (Cogeneration) system for the domestic (Japanese) market. |
| 2009 | Delivered the first LM2500+G4 Combined Heat and Power (Cogeneration) system. Developed VOC recovery gas turbine power plant system. |
| 2010 | Delivered the first LM2500PJ Combined Heat and Power (Cogeneration) system. |
| 2011 | Established the Perth Service Center (Service branch office for Perth, Australia). |
| 2012 | Established IHI Power System Thailand (Service branch office for Thailand and the rest of Southeast Asia). Delivered the first LM6000PF gas turbine combined cycle power plant in Thailand. |
| 2013 | Established the Cheyenne Service Center (Service branch office in the U.S.). Established IHI Global Monitoring Technical Service Center "i-MOTS" |
| 2014 | Delivered the LM2500+G4 RD Combined Heat and Power (Cogeneration) system. |