Algeria is rich with an abundance of natural gas resources. Over recent years, the country has had an aggressive power generation program to develop and build new power stations in a relatively short timescale. To accomplish this, projects were awarded to global EPC’s largely located in South Korea. One such project is the Kais Power Station, a combined cycle gas-fired power plant located in the North-East of Algeria.
Weir’s UK-based team (Weir Valves & Controls UK), were engaged to supply a total of 100 control and butterfly valves for the project.
This order (worth approximately USD 1.1m) was awarded to Weir due to their capability to manufacture the valves both in South Korea and the UK, whilst adhering to specific project requirements and in a short lead-time.
In addition, the customer was pleased to find that Weir Flow Control South Korea had already been engaged by other EPC’s for the Kais project and so they were already familiar with the project specifications and Algerian regulations.
