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EDITOR’S LETTER
WELCOME
A warm welcome to the first 2012
issue of Middle East Power - as
always bringing you closer to the
stories and issues affecting on-site
power and cogeneration around
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nations.
For editorial comments, please do
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BIENVENUE
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sur place autour du monde.
N'hésitez pas contacter le
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globale. Per commenti editoriali, si
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Masdar - a true vision of the future?
For some years now the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, capital of the United Arab Emirates, has been
investing in long-term strategic development of sustainable future energy technologies.
The Masdar Initiative, established by His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan,
the Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, has been designed to reflect the Emirate’s long-standing commitment
to a sound environmental strategy and continuing economic diversification.
Masdar is currently building a zero carbon, zero waste city, investing in a range of new energy
technologies, establishing a post-graduate research institution and developing a carbon
management unit.
Are projects like this real - or merely political 'greenwashing'?
Masdar City is powered entirely by clean energy by day, getting 14MW from a nearby solar plant
which is already connected to the grid. The plant is currently yielding a power surplus, after
powering the city and its construction operations and sending energy back to the grid. Clearly,
not all of the construction materials - cement, steel - being used in the structures are carbonfree,
but Masdar claims it's making a concerted effort to use recycled and salvaged materials to
the greatest extent possible.
For transportation, there's a small Personal Rapid Transit system that's already in operation,
with a handful of electric pods ferrying residents about the tiny complex. Masdar was originally
designed to be a pedestrian city, with a multitude of mass transit options -- now, however,
electric vehicles will now be allowed within the city.
In place are some real innovations. A giant cooling tower draws wind down into the compound,
adds a fine mist, and keeps the outside temperature 5 or 6 degrees Centigrade colder than the
outside desert. LED lights line the tower, and broadcast how energy efficient the adjacent
community's behaviour is at a particular moment. Finally, there are a handful of renewable
energy research projects scattered around the
perimeter - a small concentrated solar power
plant, and a prototype of a solar cooling plant.
Masdar is committed to expansion, seeking to
attract thousands of live-in residents and over
10,000 commuters by 2015. The nature of this
expansion remains unclear although the plan is
to achieve this through partnerships with
international companies and foreign
governments.
Could this be the real energy model for the
future? Only time will tell.
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NEWS
In brief...
Empower doing well
in Dubai, says CEO
Dubai’s Empower – also
known as the Emirates
Central Cooling Systems
Corporation – expects to
become the Gulf’s largest
district cooling provider in
terms of customers by mid-
2012. Empower’s client
base is now soaring in line
with an upturn in the Dubai
economy and its
construction sector, which
had slowed in 2008 and
early 2009 after the
international economic
crisis affected the emirate’s
commercial and residential
property sectors.
Several suspended projects
have now restarted and it is
thought that Empower’s
new projects, either in
hand or awaiting
confirmation, are equivalent
to about one third of
its present district cooling
capacity.
“Empower has succeeded in
boosting the demand for
district cooling services
through a well-rounded
community outreach
strategy,” said Empower
CEO, Ahmad Bin Shafar.
Empower is a joint venture
between government-owned
Dubai Electric and Water
Authority (DEWA) and Dubai
Technology and Media Free
Zone (TECOM Investments)
under Dubai Holding.
MHI proceeds with
steam turbine order
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
(MHI) is proceeding with an
order for two steamturbines,
350 MW each, to
be installed at two largescale
coal fired thermal
power plants in Morocco,
which Jorf Lasfar Energy
Company 5&6 (JLEC 5&6), a
power plant company
owned by Abu Dhabi
National Energy Company
(TAQA), is to build. The
turbines will be delivered to
a consortium formed by
Daewoo Engineering &
Construction Co., Ltd.
Egypt’s North Giza plan under scrutiny
Deals struck in 2011 by Egypt and
the World Bank - namely those
loan agreements totalling $820m
to finance the construction of a
gas fired power plant and a wind
farm - could be under threat
following the regime change in
Cairo.
A $600m agreement for a 1500
MW combined-cycle gas turbine
power plant in North Giza, near
Cairo, and $220m for a wind
power project may be
reconsidered, claim some news
sources. Egypt boasts some of
the world’s best wind power
resources, particularly in the Gulf
of Suez, where at least 7200 MW
could be developed by 2022, said
NPCC in transmission deal
Pakistan’s National Power
Construction Corporation (NPCC)
has won the contract for Turnkey
Construction of 380kV
Transmission Line associated with
Sanabl in the western region of
Royal Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
The Federal Minister for Water
and Power Naveed Qamar has
said that the award of the
contract involved competitive
international bidding. Candidates
included NPCC and four other
pre-qualified Saudi, Korean and
Indian companies which
submitted bids in September,
2011.
The NPCC, flag-bearer of
Pakistan’s construction industry
has been actively engaged since
1977 in execution of power
projects in Saudi Arabia and also
undertook rehabilitation of power
network in Kuwait in early 1990s.
the World Bank.
In January 2011 the then
government invited companies to
bid to build the Giza North plant.
Construction had been expected
to start from March 2011 for completion
by 2014.
The plant was expected to cost
about $1.4bn. The situation
hinges on a deal involving a
€300m ($390m) loan from the
Egyptian Electricity Holding
Company which had been
previously signed with the
European Investment Bank.
Some banking analysts have
expressed confidence that the
deals are likely to proceed
regardless of the regime change.
The projects included High
Voltage Transmission Lines;
Substations, Underground Cable
Networks, Rural Electrification in
the regions of Al-Kharj; Wadi Al-
Dawasar; Tabouk; Qaseem,
Yanbu; Makkah Al Mukarramah
and Madinah Al Munawwrah.
NPCC earned recognition of a
highly professional outfit and its
performance has been
continuously praised by Saudi
authorities.
A spokesman commented: “NPCC
has - all along - been a selffinancing
unit making reliable
contribution to the national
exchequer and providing overseas
employment to a large number of
Pakistani managers, engineers,
technical and unskilled staff and
thus a big source of foreign
exchange earnings for the
country.”
MHI turbine order
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) is
proceeding with an order for two
steam turbines, 350 MW each, to be
installed at two large-scale coal fired
thermal power plants in Morocco,
which Jorf Lasfar Energy Company
5&6 (JLEC 5&6), a power plant company
owned by Abu Dhabi National
Energy Company (TAQA), is to build.
The turbines will be delivered to a
consortium formed by Daewoo
Engineering & Construction Co., Ltd.
and Mitsui & Co., Ltd. for the
construction project.
The large-scale coal fired power
plants, in which the steam turbines
are to be installed, will be built in
the existing power station in the Jorf
Lasfar district, near El Jadida, in the
southwest of Casablanca. The two
new power plants will be built as the
No.5 and No.6 units to expand the
station and adjoin existing power
plants operated by Jorf Lasfar Energy
Company (JLEC), also a subsidiary of
TAQA. In addition to supplying the
turbines, MHI will also be sending
technical advisors. In 2008, about
56% of the electricity source of
Morocco came from coal.
However, a new law passed encouraging
Moroccans to use more renewable
resources. The Moroccan government
has launched a project to
build a solar thermal energy power
plant.
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NEWS
Dubai in US$3.27bn PV/CSP energy initiative
January 2012 sees the launch of
the UAE’s US$3.27 billion solar
photovoltaic (PV) & concentrated
solar power (CSP) project.
Looking to diversify its energy
mix and economy by increasing
use of renewable energy, His
Highness Shaikh Mohammad Bin
Rashid Al Maktoum, Dubai’s ruler
and vice president and prime
minister of the United Arab
Emirates (UAE), has officially
launched the 12-billion
UAE dirham programme.
Named in his
honour, the Mohammad
Bin Rashid Al Maktoum
Solar Park will employ
both PV and CSP
technologies. It is
planned to grow to 1
gigawatt (GW) of clean,
renewable powergenerating
capacity,
according to a Gulf
News report.
The plant will be managed and
operated by state-owned power
utility Dubai Electricity and Water
Authority (Dewa).. The first 10MW
phase of the project is due to be
completed in 4Q 2013. Final
completion is scheduled for 2030.
The solar power park will rise on
a 48-square-kilometer (18-squaremile)
plot of land.
The best known of seven Arabian
emirates that form the United
Arab Emirates, the Dubai
Integrated Energy Strategy 2030
calls for renewable energy to
supply a very modest 1% of the
state’s energy by 2020 and 5% by
2030. Currently, in Dubai, 4.5-MW
of electrical power is produced
via solar energy.
In brief...
Future Energy Summit
in Abu Dhabi
The fifth World Future
Energy Summit (WFES), the
world's foremost annual
energy efficiency event will
be held from 16-19 January,
2012 at the Abu Dhabi
National Exhibition Centre
(ADNEC).
This year's high-profile
summit is slated to draw
the participation of key
political, business, finance,
academic and industry
leaders including the
Chinese Premier Wen
Jiabao. In 2011, WFES
attracted over 26,000
visitors from 137 nations.
Subiya II 2nd phase
online in June 2012
In September 2009,
Kuwait’s Energy
Ministry awarded a
US$2.6bn contract
to a consortium of
Al-Rashed Group for
Projects Holding,
GE and Hyundai
Heavy Industries
(HHI) to build the
Subiya II power
plant. The first
phase with a
1,300MW capacity
became operational
in 2011. A further
700MW will now be
added in the
second phase,
which is scheduled
to come online in
June 2012. Site
preparation works
began in October
2009.
Engineering, procurement
and construction
(EPC) is
being undertaken
by HHI. Under the
contract share of
US$1.3bn, GE hassupplied
six Frame
9FA gas turbines,
three steam
turbines, nine
generators and
control protection
systems. GE is also
responsible for
operating and
maintaining the
plant for seven
years.
A study by the
Kuwait Institute for
Scientific Research
helped the design
of the intake
channel to Subiya.
It was designed to
carry a maximum
water supply of
148m³/s with a
maximum velocity
of 0.16m/s, to
avoid resuspension
of sediment and
avoid scouring the
channel banks.
The model study
showed that the
proposed bellmouth
intake
channel needed 14
guide vanes at the
entrance oriented
at different angles.
The end result is
said to be one of
the most advanced
power plants in the
region. Full
generating capacity
will be reached in
2012, says KISR.
Saudi Aramco in US$200bn
expansion programme
Saudi Aramco has signed two engineering and project management services contracts as
part of its General Engineering Services Plus (GES+) initiative. Saudi Aramco’s GES+
initiative requires that the majority of its engineering services requirements be conducted
in Saudi Arabia and has been designed to enhance the development of training and
domestic employment opportunities.
Two consortiums were selected following a competitive bidding process. Accordingly,
following contract development, Saudi Aramco has said it has identified qualified
contractors capable of carrying out front end engineering design (FEED), detailed design,
material procurement, and project management services (PMS) to support its capital
program.The GES+ contracts cover the next 4 years, until 2016, with options available for
extensions.
The construction of 10 new power plants is also on the cards as the Saudi Arabian Oil Co.
plans to build refineries in China and Indonesia in a $200 billion spending program to
double refining capacity and explore for oil and natural gas during the next decade.
Saudi Aramco is preparing for talks about ‘final terms’ for a Chinese refinery and is still
waiting for ‘good terms to be put on the table’ for a processing plant in Indonesia, Chief
Executive Officer Khalid al-Falih said in a recent interview. Aramco will probably decide
soon whether to invest in expanding a plant it operates with Japan’s Sumitomo Chemical
Co., he said.
Aramco, the world’s largest crude exporter, is expanding refining and petrochemical
production to meet domestic demand and export refined products which can fetch higher
prices than oil. The company plans to boost its global refining capacity to 8 million barrels
a day in 10 years, including projects yet to be announced, al-Falih said.
“It’s an aspiration for a longer-term growth objective,” he said of the refining-capacity
target in the interview at company headquarters in the eastern Saudi city of Dhahran.
Aramco also plans to invest in power generation plants inside the Kingdom and in petrochemicals
production and other downstream activities, say industry analysts.
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GAS TURBINES
Gas turbine will be
powering Iraq’s petrochem sector
A new gas turbine - the 7.9MW SGT-300 from Siemens - is one of three bought by China for
power generation in Iraq. Particularly suited for Combined Heat & Power applications it offers
an electrical efficiency of 30.6%, reports WIP.
Siemens has shipped its 100th SGT-300
industrial gas turbine from its
manufacturing plant in Lincoln, UK,
and this will be used for cogeneration
applications in Iraq’s oil & gas sector.
The 100th turbine is part of an order of
three from Petrochina Company Limited
for the end user China National Petroleum
Corporation (CNPC) and is destined for
Iraq. All three turbines will generate
power and process heat for the oil & gas
industry.
Since the first SGT-300 turbine was
delivered in 1996, it has been employed
for power generation and in cogeneration
in a wide range of industrial applications.
Siemens says part of the success of the
SGT-300 is because of its high resilience
to hydrogen sulphide, allowing it to
operate on sour gas, minimising gas
processing costs.
The power generation model is a singleshaft
7.9 MW gas turbine featuring a Dry
Low Emissions (DLE) system. An 8.2 MW
(approximately 11,000 hp) twin-shaft
version of the SGT-300 is also available for
mechanical drive applications.
The SGT-300 gas turbine is said to
combine advanced technology with a
The SGT-780, one of the 9 in the Siemens turbine range.
The SGT-300 package is part of a designed and engineered power plant on
the island Psyttalia, off the coast of Athens.
rugged industrial design. The single-shaft
version for power generation has a power
output of 7.90 MW(e) and is available as a
factory-assembled package.
The 8.2 MW twin-shaft version is used
primarily as a mechanical drive.
The SGT-300 is designed to operate on a
wide range of gaseous and liquid fuels.
For industrial power generation, this
proven gas turbine is particularly well
suited to combined
heat and power
applications. The
compact arrangement,
its full,
onsite technical
maintainability and
inherent reliability
have made it the
gas turbine of
choice for the oil
and gas industry,
says the company.
Specifications are
as follows:
Power generation 7.90MW(e)
• Fuel: Natural gas
• Frequency: 50/60Hz
• Electrical efficiency: 30.6 %
• Heat rate: 11,773kJ/kWh
(11,158Btu/kWh)
• Turbine speed: 14,010 rpm
• Compressor pressure ratio: 13.7:1
• Exhaust gas flow: 30.2kg/s (66.6lb/s)
• Exhaust temperature: 542° C (1008° F)
• NOx emissions (with DLE, corrected
to 15 % O2 dry): ≤ 15ppmV
The SGT-300 provides Dry Low Emission
(DLE) combustion which has been
designed to minimise NOx emissions and
ensure that turbines comply with Iraq’s
regional emission regulations.
“ The SGT-300’s leading-edge turbine
technology offers broad fuel flexibility
and outstanding efficiencies for economic
fuel consumption and low CO2 emissions,”
commented a Siemens spokesman.
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sets bound for Saudi Arabia
During 2012 the Saudi Arabian cement manufacturer - Hail Cement - will take delivery of
seven 20V32 generating sets providing more than 52MW of energy. With power demand in the
Kingdom increasing by 7%, the additional capacity will certainly be welcome, reports WIP.
Wärtsilä has been awarded a
contract to supply the bulk of
engineering, equipment and
construction elements for an on-site
power plant to be delivered to Saudi
Arabian cement manufacturer Hail
Cement.
The Finnish engine OEM will supply
seven 20V32 generating sets, providing a
total output of 52 MW. The engines will
run on heavy fuel oil but can switch to
light fuel oil as a back-up fuel.
The equipment is scheduled to be
delivered during 2012, and construction of
the plant is scheduled to take around 15
months.
Wärtsilä already has a strong presence in
Saudi Arabia, with almost 1400 MW of
capacity installed and around 70% of the
Kingdom’s cement manufacturing facilities
are powered by its plants. Wärtsilä
believes this number is likely to increase,
given that power demand in Saudi Arabia
is increasing by more than 7% a year, and
new generating capacity is being added.
The seven 20V32 engines have the
capacity to produce up to 8.7 MWs of
electrical power from each engine.
The units are state-of-the-art and signify
not only a major step towards reducing
diesel consumption, but will also reduce
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Wärtsilä has a reputation for being
innovative with its power generation
technology. The company also makes the
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concept for the 1–15 MW power plant
range. The compact design is based on
premanufactured modules which ensure
fast and easy installation.
The basic design comprisesa generating
set based on a 6-, 8- or 9-cylinder
Wärtsilä 20 engine fuel, lube oil cooling
and control system mounted on a
common skid.
The Wärtsilä 20 Powerskid containerised
power plant has been developed in
response to the increasing demand for
small diesel power plants running on
heavy fuel oil or liquid biofuel. Designed
to meet a flexible power demand, the
container power plant contains all the
essential systems and equipment for the
power plant in two 40-foot high
containers. The new Wärtsilä OilCube is
based on the Wärtsilä 20V32 generating
New power plant design from
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set. This is a complete power plant unit
designed to meet a power demand of 5 to
30 MW.
The OilCube is said to be an extremely
flexible, streamlined and exceptionally
cost-efficient solution for power
production. It offers high electrical
efficiency through minimising the plant’s
own consumption. According to Wärtsilä,
factors such as the simple and reliable
technical solutions and compact, preengineered
design of the OilCube are said
to make it ‘perfect’ for EPC deliveries
even to areas lacking infrastructure.
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GENERATORS
Generators for Saudi
Arabia’s Wasit Gas Project
The Wasit Gas Plant, located in eastern Saudi Arabia, is the site of Saudi-Aramco’s ambitious
new cogeneration project designed to provide process gas into energy for the Grid. Four MHI
M501F gas turbines will be at the heart of the development, reports WIP.
In one of the first technology deliveries
for 2012, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
(MHI) will shortly provide four sets of
its natural gas-fired, 150 MW M501F gas
turbines and generators to Canada’s SNC-
Lavalin International.
These gas turbines and generators will
form the core of a proposed cogeneration
facility for the Wasit gas plant project, a
large-scale gas processing project by
Saudi Aramco, the Kingdom of Saudi
Arabia's government-owned company.
The gas turbines and generators will be
installed at Wasit Gas Plant, located in
the eastern province of Saudi Arabia to
process the gas produced from the Hasbah
and Arabiyah non-associated gas fields.
MHI will supply the four M501F gas
turbines and Mitsubishi Electric
Corporation will provide the four
generators.
This latest order will bring the
cumulative number of M501F gas
turbines ordered for Saudi Aramco to
11 units, says MHI.
With more than 171 units installed
and being commissioned, and over 5.5
million hours of collective operation in
the field, Mitsubishi’s F Series turbines are
said to be among the world’s most proven
gas turbine designs. Progressive design
updates and enhancements have helped
to keep the Mitsubishi F Series at the top
of its class for more than 20 years, says
the company.
Design features of the M501F include a
two-bearing single-shaft construction, a
Cold-End Power Drive, an Axial Exhaust,
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Air. The M501F’s double shell casing
construction prevents rubbing between
stationary and rotating parts. It is made
from high strength durable and repairable
hot gas path materials instead of more
expensive single crystal parts.
The M501F has advanced pre-mix DLN
combustor technology with 9 or 15 ppm
NOx emissions. There is also active on-line
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protection against combustion flame
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GAS ENGINES
Shuweihat 2 & new gas
engines in Abu Dhabi
Start-up of the Shuweihat 2 plant has begun in Abu Dhabi, located in the west of the
Emirate. Shuweihat 2 is a greenfield, natural gas-fired installation delivering 1500 MW of
electricity and 454,610 cu.m./day of water, run by GDF Suez, reports MEP.
GDF Suez has signed a 20-year
power and water purchase
agreement for the Shuweihat 2
power generation & seawater desalination
plant, a major independent power and
water project in Abu Dhabi, United Arab
Emirates.
GDF Suez owns 40% of Shuweihat 2, with
the remaining 60% owned by Abu Dhabi
Water and Electricity Authority (ADWEA).
An affiliate of ADWEA, the Abu Dhabi
Water and Electricity Company (ADWEC) is
the sole off-taker of the output in the
plant.
Dirk Beeuwsaert, CEO of GDF Suez
Energy International, commented on the
Shuweihat Project: 'We firmly believe in
the energy and water opportunities in the
Gulf, which offer long-term off-take
contracts within a well-developed legal
framework in a region with strong
growth.'
The power plant section of the site
includes the following major equipment:
* Five Siemens V94.3A2 gas turbine
generator sets equipped with 40m exhaust
gas bypass stacks and bypass dampers;
* Five Siemens two pressure heat
recovery steam generators (HRSG) with
55m stacks;
* Two Siemens back pressure steam
turbine generator sets. The power plant
comprises two blocks of gas turbines. The
first block comprises two large industrial
frame gas turbines with bypass stacks and
bypass dampers, exhausting into
associated heat recovery steam
generators (HRSGs).
This pair of gas turbines delivers power
to the 220kV substation.
The second block
of three gas
turbines exhaust
directly into their
associated HRSGs
and deliver power
to the 400kV
substation.
Each gas turbine
is rated at 222MW
gross at reference
site conditions of
46°C, 42% relative
humidity. The heat recovery steam
generators are of a two-pressure design.
Supplementary firing is used to enhance
and provide flexibility in steam
production, with an operational
philosophy of supporting supplementary
firing at all loads other than base load.
Two back pressure steam turbines at
Shuweihat are each rated at 251.4MW
gross generate power from the high
pressure steam flow before exhausting to
the process steam main. The steam
turbines deliver power to the 400kV
substation.
Power export from the power island is
by cables at 220kV and 400kV to the
Shuweihat electrical special facility where
new 220kV and 400kV substations provide
connections to the corresponding
electricity transmission systems. They
deliver a 1,500MW load.
Internet link
www.gdfsuez.com
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RENEWABLES
Renewables: why the sun
will prove the best investment
The Middle East feels the negative impact of fluctuating oil prices, particularly as it consumes oil
for its own air-conditioning, electricity & drinking water. However, an alternative energy solution
is directly overhead - the sun, say the A.T. Kearney team of management consultants.
The majority of the Middle East’s
energy projects have focused on
fossil fuels. There are new coal
plants in Dubai and Oman and a ‘sour gas’
project (using natural gas with high
sulphur content) in Abu Dhabi. There is
only one major solar energy project under
construction, the sprawling Masdar
Initiative in Abu Dhabi.
Dubbed the Sustainability City, Masdar
will rely entirely on renewable energy
sources, primarily solar energy plants,
with a sustainable, zero-carbon, zerowaste
ecology. Additional power will be
generated by photovoltaic modules placed
on rooftops throughout the city, wind
farms and geothermal. When completed
in 2014, Masdar will be home to 50,000
residents, 1,500 businesses and one
university.
Other MENA countries have already
announced plans for solar energy
projects. Morocco is currently considering
two solar power plants as a first phase in
its plan to become an energy provider for
Europe. Saudi Arabia has pledged money
for renewable energy research, and Dubai
has passed a Clean Energy Act and is
actively hiring alternative energy
researchers. These projects and a handful
of others, however, barely scratch the
surface of possibilities. International
investors are eager to tap into the
opportunity, primarily because among all
forms of alternative energy, solar power is
perhaps the most advanced in terms of
technology and profitability. Compared
with standard forms of electricity
generation, such as natural gas and
nuclear, solar power plants can be built
faster. As the technology improves, solar
energy costs are also becoming more
competitive with traditional methods.
Although solar energy has had a
reputation for being overly complex and
expensive, more experts are asserting it
has a bright future. For instance,
scientists in Europe
believe that by
installing state-ofthe-art
solar panels
in the Sahara
Desert, the entire
continent of Europe
could be powered
by the sun. The
necessary longdistance
transmission
technologies
already exist,
and the European power grid is being
connected to the Middle East across the
Strait of Gibraltar and other sea crossings.
At the same time, the countries of the
Gulf region are rapidly integrating their
power grids to export energy to Europe.
The next step is to foster international
collaboration and raise the necessary
funds to implement a true solar power
network.
IThe Middle East, and in particular the
nations of the Gulf region, have extensive
experience drawing foreign investment
into the area. Bahrain and Dubai have
opened their previously closed power
industries to foreign investors.
Elsewhere, special investment zones and
the Masdar Initiative have drawn foreign
interest and investments.
A.T. Kearney is well-known for its FDI
Confidence Index Forecasts. Conducted
over the last 13 years by this global
management consulting firm, the Index
provides a unique look at the present &
future prospects for international
investment flows.
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CHP/COGENERATION
Combustion gas turbines
& heat recovery at Manifa
The US$12bn Manifa Cogeneration and Main Substations Project in Saudi Arabia has just
benefitted from a plan to install new cogeneration facilities comprising a Combustion Gas Turbine
Generator, Heat Recovery Steam Generator and a Steam Turbine Generator, reports MEP.
Asubsidiary of Foster Wheeler's global
power group has delivered
equipment to supply two separate
contracts by Tecnicas Reunidas Power of
Madrid, Spain.
Power generation systems have been
installed at the Manifa Cogeneration and
Main Substations Project in Saudi Arabia.
One contract is for the design and supply
of two heat recovery steam generators;
the other is for the design and supply of
two package-type steam generators. The
equipment was installed by Tecnicas
Reunidas for Saudi Aramco.
The Manifa program - likely to be completed
in 2015 - will support Saudi Arabia's
plan to raise production capacity beyond
the 12.5 million b/d from just above 11
million b/d. Manifa project will have a
capacity to process 900,000 barrels/day
crude oil, 120 million cubic feet of associated
sour gas and 50,000 b/d of condensate.
The Manifa Project is both an Offshore
and Onshore development. The Manifa
Field is located in shallow waters and the
development involved the construction of
27 drilling production islands and 2 water
injection islands linked by a Causeway to
the new Onshore Processing Facilities. The
scheme also includes the construction of
associated pipelines and a water
supply system.
The Arabian Heavy crude will
be exported from Aramco's Al-
Juaymah and Ras Tanura terminals,
while the gas and the condensate
will be processed at the
Khursaniyah gas plant, which is
being expanded as part of the
Manifa program.
The Cogeneration Facilities
include a Combustion Gas
Turbine Generator (CGTG),
aSteam Turbine Generator (STG)
and a Heat Recovery Steam
Generator, (HRSG).
In the latter, the hot exhaust
from a gas turbine is fed to an
HRSG to generate steam which, in turn,
drives a steam turbine. This combination
produces electricity more efficiently than
either the gasturbine or steam turbine
alone. The HRSG is also an important
component in cogeneration plants.
Cogeneration plants typically have a
higher overall efficiency in comparison to
a combined cycle plant.
This is due to the loss of energy associated
with the steam turbine. Modular
HRSG GAHRSGs consist of four major components:
the Economizer, Evaporator,
Superheater and Water preheater. The different
components are put together to
meet the operating requirements of the
unit. Tecnicas Reunidas, the EPC
Contractor for this package also
contracted Foster Wheeler for the design
and supply of two heat recovery steam
generators (HRSG) and two package-type
steam generators.
Internet link
www.tecnicasreunidas.es
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CONTROLS & MONITORING
Monitoring gen-sets via
your own mobile
The new ComAp WebSupervisor iPhone has been designed to
bring you a simple and easy way to monitor systems and equipment
wherever you may be in the world, reports WIP.
The operation and maintenance of
power generation equipment is a
costly business, monitoring of that
equipment is often key to keeping such
costs under control, explains ComAp.
ComAp recognises that while some
companies have the luxury of centralised
monitoring and control suites, sometimes
it is important to get information directly
to people on the move.
This is where the new ComAp
WebSupervisor iPhone app comes in.
Simply visit the Apple App store and
download the app onto your iPhone.
Within minutes you are able to monitor
your registered gen-sets directly from
your iPhone.
Has that rental set you have on the
building project in town flagged up that
maintenance is due? The WebSupervisor
iPhone app will alert you.
Is someone stealing fuel from your
remote cell-tower standby generator up in
hills? The WebSupervisor iPhone app will
alert you.
What if a Low Oil pressure alarm came
up during automatic test on the standby
set you maintain at the local shopping
centre? The WebSupervisor iPhone app
will alert you.
The WebSupervisor iPhone app uses
Apple’s ‘push notification’ technology to
get you regular updates from your
monitored sets direct to the application.
This gives you the eassurance that your
power generation assets are performing
correctly - right in your pocket.
If you want more information or simply
want to review the fleet at any time, the
WebSupervisor iPhone App gives you direct
access to your WebSupervisor account and
all registered sets from anywhere your
iPhone has a signal.
The WebSupervisor iPhone app is part of
ComAp extensive range of modern
communications products and options all
aimed at getting you ‘simply connected’,
so you can focus on the important things,
such as controlling costs or quickly fixing
the problems as they arise.
The simple interface makes at a glance
review of assets easy. Fleet managers,
site engineers, infrastructure managers,
equipment owners, investors, service
managers or service engineers all benefit
from this highly connected approach to
management of equipment.
ComAp generator and engine controllers
offer a choice of plug in modules and on
board connections give wide choice for
wired Ethernet or cellular based wireless
connections for your generators.
ComAp’s unique AirGate technology connects
those assets painlessly to the internet
avoiding typical issues encountered
when trying to establish communication
systems of this nature. Airgate provides
truly plug and play connectivity.
WebSupervisor allows users of ComAp
control equipment to monitor and record
operational histories from many distributed
assets simultaneously. Alarm notification
and response can be managed from
either centralised control point or distributed
to the engineering teams in the
field. A basic user account is FREE and
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COMBINED CYCLE
Combined Cycle Plant -
Saudi Arabia’s Qurayyah IPP
A consortium led by ACWA Power - and includes Samsung C&T and MENA Fund - is
going ahead with the construction of the largest independent power generation project in the world
- the Qurayyah Independent Power Project (IPP) in Saudi Arabia.reports MEP.
The Qurayyah Independent Power
Project, to be developed on a BOO
(build, own, operate) basis by 2014,
will be located at Qurayyah, on the
eastern coast of Saudi Arabia adjacent to
existing SEC facilities. The plan is
to substantially increase power supplies to
the Saudi power grid.
The third project of its type, and the
largest, the IPP being developed by SEC
represents another major development in
the Saudi power sector to help meet the
rapidly increasing power demand in Saudi
Arabia.
The project company Hajr Electricity
Production Company (HAJR) was
established by a consortium owning 50%
and SEC owning the remaining 50%.
Qurayyah IPP comprises six identical
groups of equipment, each delivering net
output of 654.5 MW.
Each group comprises two Gas Turbines
(GTS), two Heat Recovery Steam
Generators (HRSG) and one steam turbine.
The Qurayyah IPP Plant is designed and
will be constructed to comply with all
applicable environmental laws, guidelines,
regulations and standards as per World
Bank, IFC and Saudi Presidency of
Meteorology and Environment (PME), says
the consortium.
Al Ezzel Combined Cycle Plant, Dubai, UAE.
Al Taweelah Combvined Cycle Plant, UAE: built by Siemens.
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The project will deliver 3,927 MW of
electricity to SEC under a 20 year Power
Purchase Agreement (PPA) commencing on
June 30th, 2014. Siemens will provide all
major equipment and electrical systems
and Samsung C&T will engineer, procure
and construct the project as the EPC contractor
to deliver the project.
Once completed, the plant will be
operated by The First National Operation
& Maintenance
Company (NOMAC)
a subsidiary of
ACWA Power under
a long-term
Operation &
Maintenance
contract with
Siemens providing
parts and services
for the gas turbines
under a Long-Term
Service Agreement
(LTSA) with NOMAC. Mr. Yousef AlOuhali,
the EMO of Hajr, told MEP:
“We are proud to be the Project Owner
of Qurayyah IPP not only because it is the
world’s largest combined cycle IPP, but
most importantly the project will provide
major economic advantage for the
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
“Firstly, the project was bid with the
lowest tariff possible (21% lower than the
nearest bidder), thus delivering over SAR
2 billion of savings over 20 years to the
economy of the Kingdom.
“Secondly, the project is designed with
the highest thermal performance possible,
more than 52% efficiency, or 14% more
efficient than the traditional steam power
plant exist in the Kingdom now, which will
make it the most efficient in Saudi
Arabia."
Internet link
www.acwapower.com
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LOADBANKS
Crucial to testing &
servicing all power sources
Loadbanks provide a means to commission, test and service all types of power sources, including
generators, turbines, batteries and fuel cells. Here, MEP looks at Crestchic (Middle East) which
offers load bank packages up to 40MW, at voltages varying from 380V up to 15kV.
Crestchic (Middle East) offers a wide
range of loadbanks for rental,
exclusively manufactured by
Crestchic Ltd (UK), a sister company.
Crestchic is one of the largest specialist
loadbank manufacturer in the world, with
25 years’ experience.
All loadbanks are built in the UK to BS
EN ISO 9001 certified procedures. These
loadbanks provide a means to commission,
test and service all types of power
sources, including generators, turbines,
batteries and fuel cells.
They do this by providing an electrical
load which can be controlled remotely
and simulate demand in real operating
conditions.
Loadbanks can provide a variable
resistive load (kW), a resistive/reactive
load (kVA) at a variable or fixed power
factor or a DC load for the discharge of
batteries.
Crestchic (Middle East) Technical
Services LLC was established in Jebel Ali
Free Zone, United Arab Emirates, in 2007,
and is a wholly owned subsidiary of
Northbridge Industrial Services plc, UK.
The main focus of the company is to
provide for the sale and rental of load
banksCrestchic (Middle East) Technical
Services LLC has a current capability of
Crestchic loadbank at a UK data centre (East Grinstead).
1.0MVA resistive/reactive loadbank.
providing load bank packages up to 40MW,
at voltages varying from 380V up to 15kV,
50/60Hz, as well as 12MVA,480V, 600V,
660V, 690V, 785V, and 50Hz - 60Hz.
Efficient power generation testing and
system proving is essential, and loadbanks
provide the stable, continuous and
variable loads necessary to imitate real
loads in real time. This gives operators a
information about whether or not the
generating plant
and associated
electrical supply
system under
inspection is ‘fit for
purpose’.
Loadbanks are
manufactured as
resistive only,
reactive (inductive)
only, and resistive /
reactive. Purely
resistive loadbanks
1.875MVA resistive/reactive loadbank.
provide power at unity power factor,
whilst the reactive types allow for the
power factor, hence kVA load to be varied.
The standard design is for 50 / 60Hz, but
specialised types can also be provided to
suit the customer specification, e.g.
suitable for operation at 400Hz, for
testing aircraft ground power units.
NME FZE has provided a 20MVA, 6.6kV,
60Hz load bank package on a rental basis
for Saipem at Drydocks World, Dubai, for
testing the two 14MW, 6.6kV steam
turbines installed on FPSO Gimboa.
Internet link
www.crestchic.me.com
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POWER PLANTS
UAE’s holistic plan: power
infrastructure development
There is insufficient power generation capacity in some parts of the UAE. Combined with the
non-existence of the national grid, this has resulted in the shortage of electricity in certain areas,
says a report by Dr Vinesh Thiruchelvam, Senior Electrical Engineer, Atkins Middle East.
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has
been far sighted in its approach
towards developing an infrastructure
which meets the demands of the
future. The expansive urban development
in the UAE has caused the power demand
to increase and there will be an upwards
shift for many years to come.
Although the population pressures
differ between the seven Emirates, Abu
Dhabi and Dubai lead the way for current
demands being met. The concerns,
however, have shifted to the Northern
Emirates of Sharjah, Ajman, Umm al-
Qaiwain, Ras Al Khaimah and Fujairah,
which are all in the throes of major
infrastructure development.
Approximately 97% of the UAE’s power
production is fuelled by natural gas, with
the remaining 3% produced by diesel
generation and steam turbines (primarily
in the Northern Emirates).
The major players in the UAE’s powergeneration
sectors are Abu Dhabi Water &
Electricity Authority, which currently
accounts for 53% of the capacity; Dubai
Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA)
(29%); Sharjah Electricity and Water
Authority (SEWA) (11%) and the Federal
Electricity and Water Authority (FEWA),
which operates in the Northern Emirates
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Existing distribution to - and into - Kadra.
(7%). The escalating scale of urban
development is impacting significantly on
the demand for electricity. The demand
for electricity in the UAE has been
growing for many years and according to
all estimates it will continue to do so until
at least 2020. Although they are not
experiencing quite the same population
pressures as Abu Dhabi and Dubai, the
Northern Emirates of Sharjah, Ajman,
Umm al-Qaiwain, Ras Al Khaimah and
Fujairah are all in the throes of
developing and expanding.
In fact, the UAE and Saudi Arabia have
the highest projected increase in demand
within the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC)
region, which is expected to continue to
grow at a minimum rate of
10% per annum, far outstripping
the world average
of 3% per annum.
There is currently an
insuffi cient capacity of
power generation in some
parts of the UAE. Combined
with the non-existence of
the national grid, this has
resulted in the shortage of
electricity in certain areas.
The current power supply
distributed into the Fujairah and Ras Al
Khaimah region predominantly is from two
main power stations: (i) 1150MW via
400kV transmission network lines distributed
from Taweelah Power Station
(ADWEA-Abu Dhabi) into Dhaid 400kV
Substation;
(ii) 861MW via 132kV transmission
network lines distributed from Qidfa
Power Station (FEWA-Fujairah) into Ras Al
Khaimah and Fujairah regions including
the 132kV substations at Dhaid and
Tawain.
The general distribution within a region
or emirate is traditionally at 132kV unless
it is direct from the power station at
400kV. This is via overhead transmission
lines. From a 132kV substation, the
power is stepped down to a medium voltage
of 11kV which is then distributed to
any local development. In the towns or
local housing areas the 11kV is further
stepped down to 400V usually via pocket
substations.
[Article courtesy of Atkins - one of the
world’s leading engineering & design
consultancies].
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CONTROL & MONITORING
Control & monitoring at
the Khor Al Zubair Power Plant
Iraq’s Khor Al Zubair Power Plant, which provides power to approximately 100,000 Iraqi
homes, had its control & monitoring systems installed by Fluor. The Khor Al Zubair project was
the largest U.S. Government-funded power-plant project ever undertaken in Iraq, reports MEP.
In the years immediately following the
fall of Saddam Hussein’s regime, the
citizens of Iraq faced deteriorating
infrastructure and a lack of basic utilities.
Located in a remote region of southern
Iraq, the Khor Al Zubair gas-turbine power
plant today supplies electricity for
hundreds of thousands of Iraqis.
The client organisation on this project
was complex, due to the number of US
and Iraqi stakeholders at a critical
juncture in Iraq's progress towards
democracy, reports Fluor.
The primary client was the U.S. Army
Corps of Engineers, although the ultimate
customer was Iraq’s Ministry of Electricity.
This project was implemented in a
wartime security environment amidst
three unprecedented nationwide free
elections and to a more aggressive
timetable than a typical fast-track US
power-plant project.
Fluor performed engineering,
procurement, and construction services
for the Khor Al Zubair Power Plant, which
provides power to approximately 100,000
Iraqi homes. The Fluor-led team trained
Iraqi Ministry of Electricity employees on
how to operate and maintain this modern
facility. The Khor Al Zubair project was
the largest U.S. Government-funded
Fluor has recently completed work on the Shah Field development in Abu Dhabi
for ADNOC.
power-plant project undertaken in Iraq.
The project management team installed
controls & monitoring systems tailored to
meet the projects’ unique challenges. The
Khor Al Zubair project was completed
ahead of schedule and under budget while
achieving 1.7 million safe workhours.
Each month the Khor Al Zubair project
contributed US$1 million to the local Iraqi
community through the purchase of daily
goods, services, subcontracts, and
construction materials.
After completion, the Fluor team trained
Iraqi Ministry of Electricity employees
onsite to perform
plant operations
and maintenance.
The project
increased the
power generating
capacity of the
southern Iraq grid
by 20%.
Fluor is a
FORTUNE 500
company which
delivers full
engineering,
procurement,
construction,
maintenance
(EPCM), and
project
management
to governments and clients in diverse
industries around the world.
Headquartered in Irving, Texas, Fluor
maintains a network of offices in more
than 25 countries across six continents,
providing fast and efficient service
delivery to any part of the world.
Founded as a construction company in
1912, Fluor has a reputation for applying
innovative methods and performing
precise engineering and construction work
within the emerging petroleum industry.
Today, Fluor continues to develop and
implement innovative solutions for
complex project issues in power,
renewable energy & telecommunications
infrastructure, amongst others.
Internet link
www.fluor.com
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POWER PROJECT
Az Zour South CCP &
ABB’s power upgrade for Kuwait
By March 2012 ABB will have supplied all the electrical equipment & power systems for the
Az Zour South power plant project in Kuwait in a contract worth about US$22m, reports
MEP. Previous work has enabled Kuwait’s Grid to be connected to neighbouring GCC nations.
The completion of ABB’s US$22m
order also involves a significant
power generating upgrade for
Kuwait. Around 400MW of generation
capacity will also be added to the Az Zour
combined cycle power plant, about 80km
south of Kuwait City.
“This additional capacity will help meet
the growing need for power, especially
during peak summer consumption
periods,” Franz Josef Mengede, head of
ABB’s Power Generation business within
the Power Systems division, tells MEP.
Electricity demand in Kuwait has been
growing steadily, driven by construction
activity and a rising population.
ABB will be responsible for the electrical
balance of plant, the DCS (distributed
control system), field instrumentation and
generator transformer.
The project scope also includes the
extension of the 275kV GIS (gas-insulated
switchgear) substation, medium- and lowvoltage
equipment and the substation
automation system. The project will be
completed by March 2012.
ABB is a leading provider of integrated
power and automation solutions for all
types of power generation and water
plants. With an extensive offering that
includes electrical balance of plant,
One of ABB’s Az Zour South substations in Kuwait.
ABB plant control system supplied to an emergency power plant with 5 gas
turbines in Doha West, Kuwait.
automation, instrumentation and control
systems, plus a wide range of service
offerings, ABB helps optimise
performance, improve reliability, enhance
efficiency and minimise environmental
impact throughout the plant life cycle,
says the company.
In 2011, ABB completed an earlier order
worth around US $400M from Kuwait's
Ministry of Electricity and Water for three
new substations to improve the country's
electrical transmission grid.
ABB designed,
supplied, installed,
tested and
commissioned the
substations, which
have increased
transmission voltage
from 300kV to
400 kV.
The higher voltage
has helped to
strengthen the
Grid's reliability and
increase its capacity to meet rising
demand for electricity in Kuwait.
Key components include gas-insulated
switchgear, 12 large power transformers
(400 kV, 765 MVA), low-voltage auxiliary
systems and network protection and control
equipment.
Increasing the transmission voltage has
enabled Kuwait's Grid to be connected to
neighbouring GCC (Gulf Cooperation
Council) countries, already operating at
400 kV.
The first substation at this voltage in
Kuwait was also built by ABB as part of
the GCC initiative to interlink Gulf states.
Kuwait’s substations now facilitate the
efficient transmission and distribution of
electricity, and use equipment for the
protection and control of electrical power.
ABB has so far delivered around 10,000 of
these substations worldwide, at voltages
of up to 800 kV.
Internet link
www.abb.com
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POWER PLANT
New power plants to
ease Iraq’s energy shortfall
Baghdad Co. for Gas Turbines Ltd. has won a contract worth US$129.9m to build a 500MW
power station in Najaf governorate in southern Iraq. Turbines have been already bought by the
Iraqi government from the US-based General Electric Company, reports MEP.
Baghdad Company for Gas Turbines
Ltd, has won a contract worth
US$129.9mn to build a 500 MW
power station in Najaf governorate in
southern Iraq in 2012.
"The cabinet has decided to award a
contract to Baghdad Co. for Gas Turbines
Ltd. to build the gas-fired Al Haidariyah
power station,” Mussab Al Mudaris, a
spokesman for the Iraq Electricity Ministry
told MEP.
The project will be carried out on a
turnkey basis and should be completed
within 18 months from start of work (mid-
2013). Turbines for the station have been
already bought by the Iraqi government
from General Electric Co (GE).
"We look forward to delivering a stateof-the-art
power project with the support
of the Ministry of Electricity and Najaf
Governorate," comments Mumtaz Rushdi,
Baghdad Company's managing director.
Iraq suffers from an acute power shortage
and wants to at least double its power
generation capacity, which stands at only
6,500 MW which is less than half of the
country's actual electricity requirements.
The Ministry has begun work building 50
small power plants by the Summer of 2012
to alleviate shortages. The units, costing
US$6.25 billion, will be installed by a
Siemens power generating turbine.
GE-designed combined cycle plant.
number of companies including Caterpillar
Inc., MAN SE (MAGOY) of Germany and a
number of South Korean firms.
As of December 2011, the output of
electricity sector in Iraq averages more
than 8,500 MW, while the demand is
typically more than 14,000 MW. In 2006,
the average peak electricity supply was
4,280 MW falling short of demand
averaged 8,180 MW by about 3,950 MW.
Demand for electricity has been fed by a
growing economy
and a surge in
consumer purchases
of appliances and
electronics.
Electricity is
subsidised in Iraq,
which has lead to
increased demand.
If the Ministry of
Electricity’s master
plan for 2006 to
2015 to rehabilitate
9FBGT gas turbine.
and expand the national grid is successful,
the Ministry estimates that Iraq will be
able to meet its projected demand for
electricity by the end of 2012.
Despite being a holder of the world’s
third-largest oil reserves, Iraq has
struggled to raise electricity production.
Iraqis currently receive power from the
national grid for about one in every five
hours. Fortunately, power plants being
built by General Electric Co. and Siemens
AG are due to come online in 2012 and
help resolve power shortages.
Internet link
www.baghdadcompany.com
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CONTRACTS & APPLICATIONS
Turbine contract
for Iraq fulfilled
by Siemens
As part of a major
power contract Siemens
has shipped three SGT-
300 industrial gas turbines
to Iraq to generate
power and process
heat for the oil & gas
industry.
Siemens says part of
the success of the SGT-
300 is because of its
high resilience to
hydrogen sulphide,
allowing it to operate
on sour gas, minimising
gas processing costs.
The power generation
model is a single-shaft
7.9 MW gas turbine
featuring a Dry Low
Emissions (DLE) system.
An 8.2 MW twin-shaft
version of the SGT-300
is available for
mechanical drive
applications.
Fujairah F2
power plant
maintenance
contract
Fujairah Asia Power
Company will keep a
contract to run and
maintain the UAE’s
largest power and
desalination plant, the
2 GW Fujairah F2
facility, says a report.
The plant is the second
largest of its type in
the world, and took
7600 people three
years to construct.
Completed 1 year ago
it has been a major
boost to the Abu Dhabi
Water and Electricity
Authority’s power and
water network.
The F2 plant has been
operating successfully
since January 2011,
and is owned and maintained
by the Fujairah
Asia Power Company.
The F2 plant is gas
powered, and utilises
three gas turbine
combined-cycle blocks,
which incorporate five
gas turbines and three
steam turbines, a 100
MIGD Multiple Effect
Distillation desalination
plant based on 12, 8.3
MIGD MED units, and a
30 MIGD reverse
osmosis desalination
section.
LS Industrial Systems wins two Iraq
substation contracts worth US$115m
LS Industrial Systems Co. has been awarded
two contracts worth US$115 million from
the Iraqi government to install electrical
substations throughout the country. Under
the deal, Korea’s top maker of electrical
equipment will establish 35 medium-voltage
substations in Baghdad within a year.
It also plans to supply an additional four
air-insulated switchgear substations,
including transformers, in a separate order.
The contracts come as part of the Middle
Eastern country’s US$37 billion program to
revamp infrastructure, which was
devastated amid three decades of war,
sanctions and looting.
Iraq’s electricity ministry aims to establish
100 substations over the next few years to set
up a secure nationwide power grid.
“Based on the successful deals as a steppingstone,
we plan to bid not only for the remaining 65
substations but also for future reconstruction projects
in Iraq and other Arab countries,” said a
spokesman.
The Middle Eastern market stands on the verge of a
boom as demand surges for housing, power stations,
electric cables and other infrastructure following
popular uprisings last year. Korean builders have
beefed up their operations across the region in
recent years, focusing on power plant construction.
But Iraq has remained a nascent market for them
compared with such countries as the United Arab
Emirates, Libya and Saudi Arabia.
LSIS is the first Asia-based company company in 60
years to win such a large electricity project in the
region, claim analysts. LSIS is also working on a deal
to build power substations in Syria, current hampered
by civil unrest.
In May 2011, Hanwha Engineering & Construction
won a US$7.25 billion order to build a new town in
Iraq by 2021. LS Cable Ltd., another LS Group subsidiary,
secured a $200 million deal in 2009 with an
Iraqi firm to set up telecommunications networks
there.
“The Iraqi reconstruction market is projected to see
explosive growth over the next three years,” said
Park Joong-je, an analyst at Korea Investment.
US$22m Bangladesh contract for R-R
Rolls-Royce, the global power
systems company, is 12 weeks into
a US$22 million contract to supply
eight Bergen B32:40 16V
reciprocating engine generator
sets to Baraka Patenga Power
Limited (BPPL).
The engines will power BPPL’s
50MW power plant under
construction at Patenga, 14km
south of the port city of
Chittagong in south-eastern
Bangladesh.
Mr Faisal Ahmed Chowdhury,
Chairman, Baraka Patenga Power
Limited said: "BPPL is delighted to
award this important contract to
Rolls-Royce who we selected due
to their track-record of delivering
efficient and reliable power
generation technology and services
across the globe. The Patenga
power plant will play an
important role in supporting the
development of the Bangladeshi
local economy, supplying
electricity to the national grid.”
This order brings the Rolls-Royce
fleet of B32:40 16V engines sold
to customers in Bangladesh to 48
units. These are capable of
delivering over 300MW of power
and valued at circa US$150m.
In July 2011 BPPL signed a Power
Purchase Agreement
with Bangladesh
Power Development
Board to develop
the 50 MW power
plant project on a
‘Build-Own-Operate’
basis for a term of
15 years. BPPL is a
51 per cent
subsidiary of
Barakatullah Electro
Dynamics Limited,
the Dhaka listed
Bangladeshi power
generation company.
Rolls-Royce has a broad customer
base comprising more than 500
airlines, and energy customers in
nearly 120 countries, with an
installed base of 54,000 gas
turbines. Revenues were £10.8
billion in 2010, of which more
than half came from the provision
of services. Orders stood at £61.4
billion in mid-2011.
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