Power plant and method for generating electric power

The power plant (100) has a burner unit (10), in which thermal energy is produced by burning a fuel. A turbine unit (50) is provided, in which a rotational movement is produced with the thermal energy. A generator unit (60) is driven by the rotational movement to generate electrical power. An electric heating unit (20) is provided in addition to burner unit, through which electrical energy is converted into thermal energy to drive the turbine unit to produce the thermal energy. The control unit (30) is used to control the heating powers of heating and burner unit. An independent claim is included for a method for generating electrical power in a burner unit.