Alstom signs new Shoaiba power plant deal.Byline: Paris (Image: alstom.gif ) Alstom has signed a contract with Saudi Electricity Company (SEC) to build Stage 3 of the Shoaiba power plant, worth around e1/41.9 billion ($2.76 billion). The new 1,200 MW steam power plant will be constructed adjacent to the existing plant, located on the Red Sea coast 100 km south of Jeddah. Upon completion of the project, the Shoaiba power station will comprise 14 units of 400 MW each, with a gross total output of 5,600 MW. Under the terms of the contract, Alstom, as leader of the consortium, will notably design, supply, install and commission the entire plant, including oil-fired boilers, STF STF Supremo Tribunal Federal STF Summary Tape File (US Census) STF Special Task Force STF Svenska Turistföreningen STF Saskatchewan Teachers Federation STF Save the Tiger Fund STF Sony Talk Forum 40 steam turbines Steam turbine A machine for generating mechanical power in rotary motion from the energy of steam at temperature and pressure above that of an available sink. By far the most widely used and most powerful turbines are those driven by steam. , Gigatop turbogenerators, sea-water flue gas Flue gas is gas that exits to the atmosphere via a flue, which is a pipe or channel for conveying exhaust gases from a fireplace, oven, furnace, boiler or steam generator. Quite often, it refers to the combustion exhaust gas produced at power plants. desulphurization and auxiliary equipment Noun 1. auxiliary equipment - electronic equipment not in direct communication (or under the control of) the central processing unit off-line equipment . The boilers are designed to burn both crude and heavy fuel oil and will use Alstom's advanced low NOx tangential firing Tangential firing describes firing a fuel to warm air in power plants. The flame envelope rotates ensuring thorough mixing within the furnace, providing complete combustion and uniform heat distribution. technology. Alstom's consortium partner, Saudi Archirodon, will carry out all the associated civil and marine works. Stages 1 and 2 of Shoaiba were supplied by an Alstom-led consortium on a turnkey basis. The contract to build Stage 1, consisting of five 400 MW units, was signed in October 1998. Following its completion in 2003, a second contract was signed in March 2004 for Stage 2 , which included six 400 MW units. Stage 2 was completed in December 2007, with the last unit (number 6) commercially operational six months in advance of the agreed contract completion date. Electric power demand in Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia (sä  `dē ərā`bēə, sou`–, sô–), officially Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, kingdom (2005 est. pop. has increased tremendously in
the last two decades in line with the country's rapidly growing
economy, requiring massive investment in the country's power
generation capacity.
During the contract signing today in Riyadh, Patrick Kron, chairman and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Alstom, said: "With this contract, Saudi Electricity Company once again demonstrates its faith in Alstom's expertise as a reliable provider of integrated power solutions. We are delighted to be involved in a project that will supply one third of the region's electricity needs and constitutes the largest oil-fired power plant in the Middle East." - TradeArabia News Service Copyright 2008 www.tradearabia.com Copyright 2008 Al Hilal Publishing & Marketing Group Provided by Syndigate.info an Albawaba.com company |
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