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Publish Date : 06-Jan-2015

GE has signed a contract with Saudi Electricity Company (SEC) to supply turbines for the Kingdom’s first integrated solar and combined cycle (ISCC) power plant. Construction of ‘Green Duba’ project will be done along the north Red Sea coast, and would have the capacity to generate the 600MW, of which 10% will be produced using solar technology, to power roughly 600,000 homes. Eng. Ziyad M. Alshiha, president and CEO of SEC, said, “This part of Saudi Arabia is a developing region with limited grid interconnection, so the additional power generated by the Green Duba project will be tremendously important in supporting growth.”

“We expect the plant to provide cost-efficiencies over its lifecycle, along with the fuel flexibility and solar capabilities needed to support the Kingdom’s fuel conservation and renewable technology initiatives.” According to GE, the order received from the SEC includes two highly efficient, reliable F-class gas turbines, a 7F.05 and a 7F.03; steam turbine; generators; heat recovery steam generators (HRSG); condenser; boiler feed pumps; Mark VIe distributed control system and a long-term service agreement. However, the company have not revealed the financial details of the order.

GE has supplied the 7F.05 gas turbine for operations on condensate and the 7F.03 to operate on natural gas, with Arabian Super Light (ASL) crude oil as backup. The F-class gas turbines offer customers the ability to operate on ASL. Hisham Albahkali, GE’s President & CEO for Saudi Arabia and Bahrain, said, “The contract is another testament to our committed partnership with SEC to further enhance the efficiency and flexibility of its plants. The integration of solar power and the introduction of condensate fuel at the Green Duba project is a true milestone for the Kingdom, and supports the government’s vision to promote energy sector efficiency with a focus on renewables.”

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