Waad Al-Shamal Integrated Solar Combined Cycle Power Plant is a 1,390MW gas fired power project. It is located in Northern Borders, Saudi Arabia. According to GlobalData, who tracks and profiles over 170,000 power plants worldwide, the project is currently active. It has been developed in multiple phases. The project construction commenced in 2015 and subsequently entered into commercial operation in July 2018. Buy the profile here.

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Description

The project was developed by GE Power and Saudi Electricity. The project is currently owned by Saudi Electricity with a stake of 100%.

It is a Combined Cycle Gas Turbine (CCGT) power plant. The fuel is procured from Saudi Aramco.

Development status

The project construction commenced in 2015 and subsequently entered into commercial operation in July 2018.

Contractors involved

Abengoa and GE Power were selected to render engineering procurement construction services for the gas fired power project.

Waad Al-Shamal Integrated Solar Combined Cycle Power Plant (Waad Al-Shamal Integrated Solar Combined Cycle Power Plant Phase-I) is equipped with GE Power 7F.05 gas turbines. The phase consists of 2 gas turbines.

Waad Al-Shamal Integrated Solar Combined Cycle Power Plant (Waad Al-Shamal Integrated Solar Combined Cycle Power Plant Phase-II) is equipped with GE Power 7F.05 gas turbines. The phase consists of 2 gas turbines.

Waad Al-Shamal Integrated Solar Combined Cycle Power Plant (Waad Al-Shamal Integrated Solar Combined Cycle Power Plant Phase-II) is equipped with GE Power D604 steam turbine. The phase consists of 1 steam turbine.

GE Power supplied steam boiler for the Waad Al-Shamal Integrated Solar Combined Cycle Power Plant (Waad Al-Shamal Integrated Solar Combined Cycle Power Plant Phase-II).

GE Power supplied steam boiler for the Waad Al-Shamal Integrated Solar Combined Cycle Power Plant (Waad Al-Shamal Integrated Solar Combined Cycle Power Plant Phase-II).

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About GE Power

GE Power, a business unit of the General Electric Company, is provider of power generation equipment, solutions and services. It offers products such as gas turbines, air quality control systems, steam turbines, boilers, generators and synchronous condensers. The company also offers upgrade solutions, rotating machines life cycle services, build service contracts, industrial plant services, digital services for steam power plants, outage services, power plant upgrades, replacements and refurbishments and decommissioning and dismantling solutions. It serves independent power producers Marine, oil and gas and other industrial customers. GE Power is headquartered in Schenectady, New York, the US.

About Saudi Electricity

Saudi Electricity Co (SEC) is an energy utility. Through its subsidiaries, the company generates, transmits and distributes electricity; and carries out operations of the fiber optic networks, trading and realization of renewable energy, among others. It produces electricity in gas, combined, steam and diesel power units. SEC also builds independent power plants on a build, own and operate (BOO) basis. The company distributes electricity to customers in cities, villages and communities in the Eastern, Central, Western and Southern sectors in Saudi Arabia. It is owned by Public Investment Fund, Saudi Arabian Oil Company, and other shareholders. SEC is headquartered in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

This content was updated on 14 May 2024

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This information is drawn from GlobalData’s Power Intelligence Center, which provides detailed profiles of over 170,000 active, planned and under construction power plants worldwide from announcement through to operation across all technologies and countries worldwide.