GE Vernova completes modernization of 4 gas turbines at Kuwait’s Sabiya power plant

GE Vernova completes modernization of 4 gas turbines at Kuwait’s Sabiya power plant

In a significant milestone for Kuwait’s power generation sector, the Ministry of Electricity, Water and Renewable Energy has announced the successful completion of the upgrades of four 9F.03 class gas turbines at the 2 gigawatts (GW) Sabiya Combined Cycle Power Plant in Kuwait.

The new upgrades are part of a broader effort by the Ministry to modernize the power generation infrastructure in Kuwait. This project is expected to increase the power plant’s block output by up to 6.3% and reduce heat rate by as much as 1.8%, leading to a combined increase in power production of up to 70 megawatts (MW). This increase in efficiency and output will allow more power to be produced without increasing fuel consumption and the resulting carbon dioxide emissions, which would amount to the equivalent of approximately another 16,000 cars being put on Kuwait’s roads.

The upgrades were completed as part of a multiyear service agreement between Alghanim International (the leading engineering, procurement, construction contracting company in Kuwait) and GE Vernova which followed the signing of an Operations & Maintenance (O&M) agreement between Alghanim and the Ministry of Electricity, Water and Renewable Energy for all three combined-cycle power blocks at Sabiya. The goal was to boost power