Siemens to supply five gas turbines for Saudi Arabia CHP plant

The additional 1,100 MW are to be destined to supply electricity to some 1.1 million Saudi households.

All five turbines will be produced at the Siemens Dammam Energy Hub (SDEH).

The client is South Korean company Doosan Heavy Industries & Construction, which is responsible for the engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) of the plant.

Furthermore, Siemens and Kahrabel FZE, an affiliate of the Engie Group, have signed a long-term service agreement for the gas turbines for the Fadhili CHP plant for a period of 16 years. The end customer is a special purpose company consisting of Engie (40%) Saudi Electric Company (SEC) (30%) and Saudi Aramco Power Holding Company (SAPHCO) (30%)

Siemens' scope of supply includes five SGT6-5000F gas turbines, five SGen6-1000A generators, the control system SPPA-T3000 as well as assembly and commissioning on site.

The long-term service agreement covers maintenance services for the five turbines including Siemens' power diagnostics services.

The new power plant will be largely fired with so-called K-gas, a natural gas from the near Khursaniyah gas field which has a relatively low calorific value, Siemens said, adding it has been testing with Saudi Aramco the suitability of the F-class gas turbine for this special type of fuel.

“This project leverages even more opportunities to drive the industrialization of the Kingdom in line with [Saudi Arabia's energy strategy] Vision 2030," commented Jeffrey Dunlap, Siemens' senior executive vice president of sales PG MENA region.

Scheduled to be completed by the end of 2019, “the Fadhili CHP project will play a key role in expanding the gas production and supply in Saudi Arabia to meet growing domestic energy demand” the company said.

Together with two other new gas extraction plants, Fadhili is expected to produce more than five billion standard cubic feet per day of "non-associated" gas.