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SAUDI ARABIA,UNITED STATES : General Electric inks $300m contracts with Saudi Electricity Company (SEC)
Publish Date : 09-Dec-2011
General Electric (GE) has signed $300m contracts with the Saudi Electricity Company (SEC) for the delivery of 13 gas turbines and associated services for the expansion of six power plants in the kingdom.
GE said that the proposed project would add approximately 800 megawatts of power to the Saudi grid by the summer of 2013. The new contracts bring the number of GE turbines delivered for SEC projects to nearly 200 turbines in the last five years.
The energy major added that the GE power generation technology and services are supporting the generation of nearly half of Saudi Arabia\'s electricity. President and CEO for SEC, Ali Saleh Al Barrak said, “The expansion projects are part of our overall strategy to add an average of 4,000 megawatts of power annually to the grid in Saudi Arabia as we continue to face a growing demand for reliable electricity.”
He added, “We have been working with GE for more than 40 years, and the new contracts reflect our continued trust in GE\'s power generation solutions and ability to respond to our technology requirements and meet compressed project schedules.”
GE will also provide technical advisory services and performance testing, apart from the provision of 13 turbines and associated generators. President and CEO of GE Energy in the Middle East, Joseph Anis said, “We are very pleased to support SEC in their efforts to bring reliable electricity to rural regions of the kingdom of Saudi Arabia.”
Wadi Al Dwasir, Tabuk, Qurrayat, Sharura, Ala-Wajh and Najran simple-cycle power plants are the six sites for the expansions. GE will manufacture the gas turbines at its Greenville facility.
