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$130m gas turbines for Saudi power plants

by CW Staff on Jul 21, 2010

Siemens gas turbines such as these will help to power up Saudi Arabia.

Siemens Energy has secured an €100 million order to supply gas turbine packages to Saudi Arabia for the Hail Extension II and Al Qurayat Expansion II power plants.

The Alfanar Construction Company and Saudi Services for Electromechanic Works (SSEM) will carry out the project on a turnkey basis for the Saudi Electric Company (SEC) utility.

Delivery of the components is scheduled for 2010 and 2011.

The Hail Extension II gas turbine power plant is located in central Saudi Arabia, comprising two units with a total capacity of 160 MW.

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The demand for power in the Hail region is increasing by 10% a year, and therefore the plant will come on-line as a fast-track project as early as summer of 2011.

The new Al Qurayat Expansion II gas turbine plant is located in the north west of Saudi Arabia. Consisting of two power plant units, the plant will have a total installed capacity of 136 MW. Siemens will supply a total of four of the powerful and reliable SGT6-2000E gas turbines for the two plants, along with four generators and auxiliary equipment.

“Siemens and Saudi Arabia can look back upon 75 years of excellent cooperation, during which we successfully contributed to the build-up of the country’s infrastructure with our local partners,” said Siemens Saudi Arabia Lutz Kahlbau.

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