GE has signed contracts totaling almost USD 300 million with the Saudi Electricity Co. (SEC) to supply 13 gas turbines and associated services for the expansion of six power plants at various locations across the country. The expansions will add nearly 800MW of power to the Saudi grid by the summer of 2013. In addition to supplying 13 Frame 7EA Gas Turbines and associated generators for the plant expansions, GE also will provide technical advisory services and performance testing, which are critical elements in ensuring that the equipment is successfully installed and running reliably to provide power to residents in remote areas.
To further expand GE’s knowledge sharing initiative in the Kingdom, GE also will provide training for SEC engineers in the operation and maintenance of the gas turbines. The six sites for the expansions are Wadi Al Dwasir, Tabuk, Qurrayat, Sharura, Ala-Wajh and Najran simple-cycle power plants. The gas turbines will be manufactured in GE’s factory in Greenville, South Carolina, and will be delivered to the various sites during the fourth quarter of 2012 and the first quarter of 2013, with commercial operation to begin in May 2013, in time to meet the summer peak demand.
To further expand GE’s knowledge sharing initiative in the Kingdom, GE also will provide training for SEC engineers in the operation and maintenance of the gas turbines. The six sites for the expansions are Wadi Al Dwasir, Tabuk, Qurrayat, Sharura, Ala-Wajh and Najran simple-cycle power plants. The gas turbines will be manufactured in GE’s factory in Greenville, South Carolina, and will be delivered to the various sites during the fourth quarter of 2012 and the first quarter of 2013, with commercial operation to begin in May 2013, in time to meet the summer peak demand.