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GE Starts Implementing Key Upgrades at Kuwait Power Plant

GE Power, a global energy leader, has successfully started implementing the total plant solution upgrades at the 2,000-MW Sabiya West combined cycle gas turbine power station in co-ordination with the Kuwait Ministry of Electricity and Water (MEW).

 

Sabiya West provides up to 23 per cent of Kuwait’s electricity, and is equipped with six GE 9FA gas turbines and three GE D11 steam turbines.

 

Construction on the facility started in 2009 to address the urgent demand for power in the country through a GE and Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) joint venture. GE has provided operations and maintenance services at the plant since 2011.

 

Phase One of the project, which included installation of GE’s industry-leading Advanced Gas Path upgrade solution, has already helped increase the output of two gas turbines in Block 1 by over six per cent, leading to a combined increase in power production of more than 35 MW, said the statement from GE Power.

 

This extra output can be produced without any additional fuel, leading to emissions savings equivalent to taking 8,000 cars off Kuwait’s roads, it added.

 

Dr Khaled Ali Al-Fadhel, Kuwait’s Minister of Oil and Minister of Electricity and Water, said: "We have focused on identifying solutions to enhance the performance of the country’s power and water infrastructure as prioritized under the New Kuwait Vision 2035."

 

"Sabiya West is a significant facility as it is the largest power plant in the country and the successful upgrade installations present a way forward to achieve higher levels of productivity at lower operating costs using GE’s proven technologies," stated the minister.

 

"Completing the project at the onset of summer will also help us to meet peak seasonal demand," he added.

 

The project follows the signing of Principles of Cooperation between the MEW and GE in September 2017 to drive higher efficiency in Kuwait’s power sector and conduct training programmes for Kuwaiti engineers.

 

Once the implementation of the entire set of upgrade solutions across all three blocks of the plant is complete, the facility is expected to increase output by more than seven per cent, leading to emissions savings equivalent to taking 25,000 cars off Kuwait’s roads.

 

Joseph Anis, president and CEO of GE’s Gas Power Systems and Power Services (Mena and South Asia), said: "GE has been honoured to support the development of Kuwait’s power sector since the 1970s and play a critical role in enhancing citizens’ quality of life and laying the foundational infrastructure needed to build a modern economy."

 

“GE’s AGP solution has already been installed on more than 435 gas turbines across five continents, generating $775 million a year in benefits for power producers. We are excited to bring the transformational benefits of this solution to Kuwait and look forward to continuing to support New Kuwait Vision 2035 and its goals,” he added.

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