Diesel and Gas-Engine Power Plants
in the Middle East and Near East

Al-Mansoura-2 Location: Yemen Operator: Public Electricity Corporation Configuration: 7 X 10.75-MW 18V38 engines Operation: 2006 Fuel: heavy oil E/G supplier: Wartsila EPC: Lahmeyer International Quick facts: Lahmeyer was Owner's Engineer for this diesel power station extension in Aden. Construction began in 2004. Photograph courtesy of Lahmeyer International Posted 21 Feb 2011	Chekka-2 Location: Lebanon Operator: Cimenterie Nationale Configuration: 2 X 7.5 MW MAK CM601engines Operation: 1998 Fuel: heavy oil E/G supplier: Caterpillar Quick facts: This cogen plant at the Chekka cement plant was built by Caterpillar International Power Systems. It has an HRSG supplying 2,900 kg/h of steam at 10 bar. Photograph courtesy of Caterpillar Posted 23 Feb 2003	Emek Hefer Location: Israel Operator: Global Environmental Solutions Configuration: 2 X 1 MW JMS-320GS-BL engines CHP Operation: 2007 Fuel: biogas E/G supplier: Jenbacher EPC: Madei Taas Quick facts: This CDM project involved the installation of a CHP plant at an existing biogas reactor at Emek Hefer Kibuzim. The biogas reactor was commissioned in Dec 2005 and handles about 550 tpd of cow manure. Heat is taken off the engines for fermenter heating. A third engine is planned.Global Environmental Solution is a subsidiary of Granite Hacarmel Investments. Photograph courtesy of Global Environmental Solutions Posted 17 Oct 2006
Erbil Location: Iraq Operator: UN Electricity Network Configuration: 4 X 7.25 MW 16V32/40 engines Operation: 2001 Fuel: heavy oil E/G supplier: MAN B&W EPC:  Burmeister & Wain, Ozen Leithoff Power Quick facts: Since 1995, the Electricity Network Rehabilitation Programme (ENRP) of the UN Development Program (UNDP) has controlled electricity operation in Iraq's three Northern Governorates (NG).  From March to May 2001, ENRP coordinated the installation of three identical 29-MW diesel power plants, one in each governorate. The order was placed in Dec 1999 and the three plants were commissioned in the spring of 2001. Photograph courtesy of UNDP ENRP Posted 23 Jul 2003	Powership Dogan Bey Location: Iraq Operator: Karadeniz Holding AS Configuration: 4 X 15 MW Operation: 2010 Fuel: heavy oil E/G supplier: Wartsila EPC:  Marubeni Quick facts: In May 2010, Wartsila was awarded O&M contracts for the world’s first two Powerships, floating power plants developed by Karadeniz Holding AS for mooring at facilities provided by the General Company of Iraq Ports. In 2007/08, Karadeniz acquired second-hand Wartsila and Sulzer gensets in China and Dubai and these were then installed on one barge and three ships converted into floating power plants in shipyards in Turkey and Singapore. Shown is Karadeniz Powership Dogan Bey, which is docked at Umm Qasr and will complete commissioning in summer 2010. The ship was previously the 24,729t bulk carrier Melpomeni, built in Malta in 1984. The conversion was completed at the Sedef dockyard in Istanbul while Wartsila refurbished the engines. Photograph courtesy of Wartsila Corp Posted 12 May 2010	Samawh Location: Iraq Operator: Ministry of Electricity Configuration: 4 X 15 MW Operation: 2008 Fuel: heavy oil E/G supplier: MAN B&W, Meidensha EPC:  Marubeni Quick facts: This power station cost about ¥8.75bn for the main contract and an additional ¥2.49bn for security and inland transportation. The project was funded under Japanese Grant Aid. The full turnkey project was awarded to Marubeni in 2006 after an international tender. Due to difficult onsite security conditions, the contractor used satellite cameras to monitor construction progress. Photograph courtesy of Marubeni Corp Posted 16 Dec 2009
	Takakhil-I Location: Afghanistan Operator: Ministry of Energy and Water Configuration: 6 X 6 MW 16CM32C engines Operation: 2009 Fuel: heavy oil, diesel oil E/G supplier: Caterpillar EPC: Black & Veatch, Louis Berger Group Quick facts: This is the first phase of a planned three-phase diesel power station. It was opened on 5 Aug 2009 by President Hamid Karzai along with the U.S. Ambassador and the Afghan Minister of Energy and Water. The new plant is part of the North East Power System that serves Kabul and nearby communities. It was funded by US AID as part of the Afghanistan Infrastructure and Rehabilitation project. Photograph courtesy of Black & Veatch Posted 10 Aug 2009

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