Middle East Business: US Embassy delegation visits GE Kuwait Technology Centre – Gulf Digital News

Middle East Business: US Embassy delegation visits GE Kuwait Technology Centre – Gulf Digital News

GE Gas Power has welcomed a delegation from the US Embassy in Kuwait, led by Chargé d'Affaires James Holtsnider, to its GE Kuwait Technology Centre (GEKTC).

A first-of-its-kind facility in Kuwait, GEKTC serves power sector customers in the country and abroad, and includes centres for training, tooling, and research and development (R&D).

Holtsnider said: “The US and Kuwait have continued to deepen their cooperation over the years to help build prosperity and progress in the country, region, and across the globe. Industry-leading American companies like GE have made significant contributions to the development of key industries in Kuwait.”

Energy ecosystem

GEKTC is helping to strengthen the wider energy ecosystem in Kuwait. Its training centre provides hands-on and theoretical classes, offering more than 35 courses and the capacity to support over 900 trainees a year. Its tooling centre features various tools required to support the maintenance and modification of GE and non-GE gas turbines, generators, and steam turbines, and serves as a repair hub, delivering timely and quick service support for customers.

Its R&D centre is equipped with state-of-the-art technology, enabling rapid response and tailored solutions to customer issues covering four critical technology areas: failure analysis and material life assessment, oil and fuel testing, control simulations,