The MS5002E is the latest addition to the GE Oil & Gas family of gas turbines. This machine was developed in response to customer demand for a gas turbine in the 32 MW range with high effciency, availability and reliability, and low environmental impact .In order to guarantee high reliability and availability, the MS5002E has a conservative fring temperature with respect to the state-of-the-art . High effciency was achieved through the use of advanced design tools to optimize airfoils, clearances, leakages and the distribution of cooling fows. The MS5002E offers NOx emission levels down to 15 ppm through the use of a dry low emission combustion system derived from the GE DLN2 combustion technology. The design of the MS5002E was validated through an extensive test program that included a full scale test of the axial compressor, full scale rotordynamic testing, and full testing of the gas turbine system in both mechanical and generator drive confgurations.