An Egyptian plant has ordered two GT10C mechanical-drive gas turbines manufactured by Alstom at its Finspong, Sweden, plant as well as a waste heat recovery unit from Alstom UK.

The natural gas liquefaction process plant is located in Port Said and owned by the United Gas Derivatives Company, a special-purpose company owned in equal parts by the Oil & Gas majors AGIP, BP Egypt and Gasco.

Alstom is supplying the equipment to Siemens, the project's prime vendor, and each GT10C turbine will be used to drive a Siemens 12 MV5A direct-drive, single-body, centrifugal compressor.

The GT10C (29MW in power generation and 30MW in mechanical drive applications) has become commercially available since June this year. Its overall design is based on the established 25MW GT10B, with some features incorporated from the 43MW GTX100.

Based on proven technology, the GT10C is designed for maximal reliability and minimal operation costs.

The package design allows for rapid delivery and installation.

The two GT10C turbines have a delivery schedule of 11 months and 12 months ex-works from the Finspong unit.