Siemens Energy has announced it will build Abu Dhabi emirate’s Shuweihat S3 plant after receiving a follow-up order. The turnkey combined cycle power plant, which will have an installed electrical capacity of 1,600 MW, will be built together with Siemens’ Korean partner Daewoo Engineering & Construction Co, approximately 260 km west of Abu Dhabi city. The purchaser is a consortium comprising the Japanese Sumitomo Corporation, the Korea Electric Power Corporation and the local utility Abu Dhabi Electricity & Water Authority (Adwea). The scheduled start of commercial operations is 2014. As well as supporting Abu Dhabi in coping with growing demand it will deliver power mainly to the nearby Ruwais Refinery. Shuweihat S3 will be the sixth power plant erected by Siemens in Abu Dhabi. The company had also completed Shuweihat S1 as a turnkey project in 2004 and will complete Shuweihat S2 power plant in September 2011. "Adwea is one of our biggest customers. We’re very pleased that we’ve also secured this follow-up order for Shuweihat S3. We regard that as a sign of trust in our technology and our project management know-how," said Michael Suess, CEO of the Fossil Power Generation Division of Siemens Energy. For the Shuweihat S3 combined cycle power plant, Siemens will be the consortium leader and also supply the main components comprising four SGT5-4000F gas turbines, two SST5-4000 I-L steam turbines, six generators (SGen5-1000A and SGen5-2000H), an SPPA-T3000 electrical and I&C system. Daewoo Engineering & Construction will be responsible for the ancillary and auxiliary systems (balance of plant) and the civil works. Siemens will also supply on a turnkey basis a gas-insulated 400-kilovolt 8DQ1 switchgear unit as well protection and I&C equipment, for connection of the power plant to the grid. High-efficiency combined cycle power plants are part of Siemens’ environmental portfolio. In fiscal 2010, revenue from the portfolio totaled about 28 billion euros ($40.4 billion), making Siemens the world’s largest supplier of ecofriendly technologies.
