CCGT Plants in the United Arab Emirates

Al Taweelah-A1 Extension Location: Abu Dhabi Operator: Gulf Total Tractebel Power Co Configuration: 1,130-MW, 5+3 CCGT desalination plant with 9001E gas turbines Fuel: natural gas, distillate oil Operation: 2003 HRSG supplier: NEM T/G supplier: GE EPC: Babcock Borsig Power Quick facts: In 2000, this $1.5bn project was awarded in by ADWEA to a 50:50 consortium of Tractebel and Total which owns 40% of the plant. The remaining 60% is held by ADWEA. The plant was fully commissioned in May 2003. Photograph courtesy of Babcock-Hitachi Europe Posted 7 Mar 2004	Al Taweelah-A2 Location: Abu Dhabi Operator: Emirates CMS Power Co Configuration: 710-MW, 3+2 CCGT desalination plant with V94.3A gas turbines Fuel: natural gas Operation: 2001 HRSG supplier: Doosan T/G supplier: Siemens Quick facts: Output of the desalination plant is 230,000 cu m/day. Photograph courtesy of Siemens AG Posted 28 Oct 2003	Al Taweelah-B Extension Location: Abu Dhabi Operator: Taweelah Asia Power Co Configuration: 1,050-MW, 3+1 CCGT desalination plant with SGT5-4000F gas turbines Fuel: natural gas Operation: 2008-2009 HRSG supplier: Doosan T/G supplier: Siemens EPC: Siemens Quick facts: The Al Taweelah site is 80km north of Abu Dhabi City. Photograph courtesy of Siemens AG Posted 31 Mar 2009
Al Taweelah Smelter Location: Abu Dhabi Operator: Emirates Aluminium Configuration: two 865-MW, 2+1 CCGT blocks with 9001FA gas turbines CHP, two 260-MW, simple cycle 9001FA gas turbines Fuel: natural gas, distillate oil Operation: 2003 HRSG supplier: Doosan T/G supplier: GE EPC: SNC-Lavalin, Worley Parsons Quick facts: Feasibility and environmental stuides on the the first phase of the smelter power station began in May 2006. Baseline studies by Halcrow/KPIZ ran from Jun 2006-Feb 2007. Site mobilization started in Apr 2007 and construction started in Dec 2007. The smelter and power station complex was a massive EPC effort with a peak workforce of 22,700 representing 50 different nationalities workign under extreme weather conditions with temperatures exceeding 120F. The workfleet numberd some 600 trucks and overall matieriel quantities included 610,000 cu m of concrete, 2,350mn cu m of landfill, 60,000t of steel, and 2,850km of cable. Photograph courtesy of Power Posted 24 Sep 2011	\Aweer-2 Location: Dubai Operator: Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) Configuration: 6 X 101-MW M701D gas turbines, desalination Fuel: natural gas, oil Operation: 1997-1998 T/G supplier: MHI EPC: Fichtner India, MHI, Bahwan Engineering Quick facts: This plant is also known as Station H. Photograph courtesy of Bahwan Engineering Posted 14 Jun 2008	Dubai Smelter CC Location: Dubai Operator: Dubai Aluminium Co (Dubal) Configuration: 1 X 150 MW CCGT block, 3 X 340-MW 2+1 CCGT blocks, with GT11D and GT13E2 gas turbines Fuel: natural gas Operation: 1990-2008 HRSG supplier: CMI, Alstom T/G supplier: ABB, Alstom EPC: ABB, Ewbank Quick facts: The Dubal Smelter now has 8 potlines and a capacity of 950,000 tpy of hot metal aluminum Photograph courtesy of EPRO Group Posted 24 Aug 2008
Jebel Ali-D Extension Location: Dubai Operator: Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) Configuration: 3 X 150-MW V94.2 gas turbines, desalination service Fuel: natural gas Operation: 2000-2001 HRSG supplier: NEM T/G supplier: Ansaldo EPC: Hyundai, Bahwan Engineering Quick facts: This is one of numerous extensions at a massive power and desalination complex in Dubai. Photograph courtesy of NEM Posted 25 Feb 2007	Jebel Ali-M Location: Dubai Operator: Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) Configuration: 3  X 670-MW, 2+1 CCGT blocks with V94.3A gas turbines, desalination service Fuel: natural gas Operation: 2010-2011 HRSG supplier: Doosan T/G supplier: Siemens, Alstom EPC: Doosan Quick facts: In Sep 2005, DEWA appointed Fichtner as consultant for the Jebel Ali-M IWPP. After a first tender for the project received bids from Doosan for both the power and desalination packages and Italy’s Fisia Italimpianti for just the desalination package, DEWA decided to rebid the project and this was done in Sep 2006. In March 2007, DEWA and Doosan signed a $1.14bn LOA for the EPC work, the largest power engineering export sale to date for any Korean company. In Jun 2007, Alstom signed a €60mn contract to provide three 220-MW COMAX steam turbines and TOPAIR air cooled turbogenerators for the project. These single-casing steam turbines enable the extraction of the large amounts of steam required for the desalination process. The project broke ground in Aug 2007 and the workforce peaked at 7,000. Doosan worked 20mn accident-free hours on the job. Photograph courtesy of Doosan Posted 2 Mar 2011	Qidfa-1 Location: Fujairah Operator: Emirates Sembcorp Water and Power Co (ESWPC) Configuration: 660-MW, 4+2 CCGT with 9001E gas turbines, desalination Fuel: natural gas, oil Operation: 2003-2004 HRSG supplier: Doosan T/G supplier: General Electric EPC: Doosan, Mott MacDonald, Arabian Construction Co, Fichtner, Bemco Quick facts: In June 2001, a Royal Decree established Union Water and Electricity Co (UWEC) to build Qidfa-1 and a $950mn loan agreement with a group of 13 financial institutions was secured in Aug 2002. The 5yr loan facility was arranged by the National Bank of Abu Dhabi and includes a $160mn Islamic tranche. The $802mn EPC award went to Doosan in June 2001. The desalination plant produces 62.5 mgpd of water by using MSF technology and 37.5 mgpd by using reverse osmosis (RO), thus making the project the only one in the Middle East region using a combination of the two desalination technologies. Potable water is transported to Sweihan through a 179km water line with an 18km spur to Dhaid in Sharjah. In May 2005, ADWEA tendered for a 40% stake in the Qidfa power plant and in Nov 2005, SembCorp Utilities won the bidding with a $1.3bn offer. The plant was transferred in Jul 2006. Photograph courtesy of Doosan Posted 14 Jun 2008
Qidfa-F2 Location: Fujairah Operator: Fujairah Asia Power Co Configuration: two 580-MW, 2+1 CCGT blocks plus 420-MW, 1+1 CCGT with GT26B gas turbines, desalination Fuel: natural gas, oil Operation: 2010 HRSG supplier: Alstom T/G supplier: Alstom EPC: Alstom Quick facts: This site in Fujairah Emirate is on the Gulf of Oman 280km northeast of Abu Dhabi. The plant has three Groups. Groups 1&3 are 2+1 blocks with with LP steam extraction to four Sidem 8.5 MIGD MED units. Group-2 is a 1+1 block with a back-pressure steam turbine producing LP steam for four Sidem 8.5 MIGD MED units. In addition, Group-2 includes a 30 MIGD SWRO facility. FAPCO is owned by ADWEA (60%) and International Power and Maurbeni with 20% each. The plants has a 20yr PWPA dated Jul 2007. This is the 7th and largest IPP in the UAE. Photograph courtesy of Fujairah Asia Power Co Posted 21 Aug 2010	Shuweiat Location: Abu Dhabi Operator: Shuweihat CMS International Power Co Configuration: 1,500-MW, 5+2 CCGT with V94.3A2  gas turbines, desalination Fuel: natural gas, oil Operation: 2004 HRSG supplier: Nooter, Gruppo Marcegaglia T/G supplier: Siemens EPC: Siemens, Fisia Italimpianti, Arabian Construction Co Quick facts: The project company has three shareholders. ADWEA holds 60% while CMS Energy and International Power plc each hold 20%. The $895mn greenfield plant has a 20yr water and power sales contract with ADWEA. The scheme also includes a 100 mgd/day desal plant built by Fisia Italimpianti and 220kV and 400kV grid stations. ABB built two potable water pumping stations which send water into the UAE system via twin 240km water pipelines. Shuweiat was one of Power magazine's Top Plants in 2005. Photograph courtesy of Siemens AG Posted 9 Mar 2005	Shuweiat S2 Location: Abu Dhabi Operator: Shuweihat S2 IWPP Configuration: two 575-MW, 2+1 CCGT blocks with SGT-4000F gas turbines, desalination Fuel: natural gas, oil Operation: 2011 HRSG supplier: Doosan T/G supplier: Siemens EPC: Siemens, Samsung C&T, Doosan Quick facts: On 18 Oct 2011, the Shuweihat S2 IWPP project went into commercial operation to schedule. The site is 250km southwest of Abu Dhabi City and comprises 1,510 MW of generation capacity and a 100 MIGD desalination plant. The owners are International Power GDF Suez (50%), Marubeni (25%), and Osaka Gas Co (25%). The project has a 25yr PWPA with Abu Dhabi Water and Electricity Co.The loan was co-financed by JBIC and commercial banks including Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp, Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ Ltd, Mizuho Corporate Bank Ltd, and Sumitomo Trust and Banking Co. Construction started in Dec 2008. Photograph by Sigi56 (Panoramio) Posted 24 Mar 2012
	Umm Al Nar Location: Abu Dhabi Operator: Arabian Power Co Configuration: East Plant 2 X 60 MW 13D gas turbines, 2 X 65 TG50 gas turbines, West Plant 6 X 60 MW ST, 2 X 180 ST, 2 X 65 MW ST,1,700-MW, 5+2 CCGT with 9001FA gas turines, desalination Fuel: natural gas, oil Operation: 1979-2007 Boiler/HRSG supplier: Deutsche Babcock, Biro, Doosan T/G supplier: BBC, Fiat, Skoda, GE, Toshiba EPC: BBC, Elettra Progetti, Lahmeyer, Mott MacDonald, Ashok Pithwalla, Mitsui, Toshiba Quick facts: This large and complex IWPP site has been built out over a period of almost three decades. The site is on Sas Al Nakhl Island on the eastern outskirts of Abu Dhabi City. The plant is owned and operated by Arabian Power Co, an SPC formed by the project developers (International Power, Tokyo Electric Power Co, and Mitsui) and ADWEA. Photograph courtesy of International Power plc Posted 24 Mar 2012

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