GE Energy today announced that it has signed contracts of over $500 million to supply gas turbine engines and generators to power plants owned by the Saudi Electric Company (SEC). The SEC hopes to use the additional power generated with the GE engines to support economic and population growth throughout the country.
Sites and projects in Saudi Arabia, where GE Energy is expanding it’s presence, include:
- 960-megawatt expansion of the Rabigh Power Plant in Rabigh City, on the west coast of Saudi Arabia.
- Frame 7EA gas turbines to the Al-Toukhi Company for Industry and Trading of Riyadh, the EPC contractor, for a 260-megawatt power plant in Jizan City, southern Saudi Arabia.
- 7EA gas turbines, also to Al-Toukhi, for a 120-megawatt power plant in Qunfutha City, western Saudi Arabia.
- 7EA gas turbines to the National Contracting Company Limited of Al-Khobar, Saudi Arabia, for a 111-megawatt facility in Aljouf City, northern Saudi Arabia.
- 7EA units, also to National Contracting, for a 183-megawatt power project in Tabouk City, northwestern Saudi Arabia.
The gas turbines and engines will be manufactured at GE Energy’s plants in Greenville, SC and Schenectady, NY.
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