Celebrating 50 Years of Cooperation with Solar Turbines

2026. 11. 11.

This year, we proudly celebrate 50 years of cooperation between FGSZ and Solar Turbines, a partnership that has accompanied several important stages in the development and modernization of Hungary’s natural gas transmission infrastructure.

We marked this special anniversary together with our colleagues from Solar Turbines, looking back on five decades of shared history. As part of the celebration, we visited the Városföld and Csanádpalota compressor stations, two important sites that provided a fitting setting to reflect on how compressor technology and our partnership have evolved over the years.

Our five decades of cooperation date back to 1976, when the first compressor station in Városföld was commissioned with four compressor units driven by Solar Centaur 40 gas turbines. This milestone marked the beginning of a partnership that has continued to evolve ever since.

Thirty years later, in 2006, another important milestone was reached when the original four units were replaced by three Solar Taurus 60S gas turbine-driven compressor units, bringing a new generation of technology to our Városföld station.

Today, our cooperation is entering another new technological era. In 2026, FGSZ ordered its second electric motor-driven (EMD) compressor from Solar Turbines, reflecting the continued modernization of our infrastructure and the growing role of electrification in our operations.

Over the past 50 years, technologies have evolved and operational requirements have changed, but the partnership between FGSZ and Solar Turbines has remained strong. Celebrating this milestone together at our compressor stations gave us the opportunity not only to look back on our shared achievements, but also to look ahead to the next chapter of our cooperation.