SEWA Marks Start-up Of Trial Ops For 345MW Power Plant – MEP MiddleEast
- Date: 31-Jan-2022
- Source: MEP Middle East
- Sector:Technology
- Country:Middle East
SEWA Marks Start-up Of Trial Ops For 345MW Power Plant – MEP MiddleEast
The Sharjah Electricity, Water, and Gas Authority (SEWA) has started-up trial operations of the first gas-fired power plant with a capacity of 345MW within the Al Layyeh power plant expansion project to generate electricity.
The plant’s development and expansion project consists of two M701F gas turbines with a capacity of 345MW per unit; two heat recovery boilers; and a 336 MW steam turbine with a combined total efficiency of more than 60% of the overall capacity.
The total cost of the Al Layyeh power plant expansion project amounts to approximately $544.5mn (AED2bn).