The first steam turbine that is to be supplied by Siemens to the Egypt Megaproject has began Wednesday its journey from the Siemens factory in Muelheim to the power plant Beni Suef in Egypt.
The steam turbine is set to arrive at Beni Suef in January 2017.
After its installation, the waste heat from a gas turbine will be used to produce steam that will then drive the steam turbine, thus increasing the overall power output and efficiency of the power plant.
In total, Siemens will deliver twelve SST-5000 steam turbines for the Egyptian power plants Beni Suef, Burullus and New Capital. All of these steam turbines will be manufactured at the Siemens factory in Muelheim.
This latest delivery is part of contracts signed by Siemens with Egypt in June 2015 worth Eur8 billion for high-efficiency natural gas-fired power plants and wind power installations that are meant to boost Egypt's power generation capacity by more than 50%.
The projects are to add an additional 16.4 GW to Egypt's national grid to support the country's rapid economic development and meet its growing population's demand for power.
Together with local Egyptian partners Elsewedy Electric and Orascom Construction, Siemens committed to supply on a turnkey basis three natural gas-fired combined cycle power plants, each with a capacity of 4.8GW, for a total combined capacity of 14.4GW. Each of the three power plants –- Beni Suef, Burullus and New Capital – are to be powered by eight Siemens H-Class gas turbines, selected for their high output and record-breaking efficiency.
The plants will add power to the grid in stages. Plans call for an initial 4.4GW to go online before summer 2017 and the full 14.4GW to become available 38 months after the financing has closed and advance payments have been received. “Once completed, the three power plants will be the largest in the world” Siemens said.
Siemens will also deliver up to 12 wind farms in the Gulf of Suez and West Nile areas, comprising around 600 wind turbines and an installed capacity of 2GW.