Siemens consortium secures order for power plant extension from Kuwait

06 August 2007

On 4 July, Siemens PG and the Kuwaiti ministry of energy also signed a long-term maintenance agreement for the gas turbine part of the plant. This is the first time that the Kuwaiti government has awarded a service contract for a power plant of this size.

Siemens will perform the maintenance for the eight gas turbines for the upcoming five years and will also supply replacement parts for the turbines and generators.

In 2005, the power generation group of Siemens AG (Siemens PG) had built Az Zour as a gas turbine power plant with a capacity of 1000 megawatts. The power plant, which is located 80 km south of Kuwait City, can be fired with either natural gas or oil.

Of the total €600-million Az Zour extension contracr, approximately €350 million was secured by Siemens PG. The plant will be extended in two phases: Unit 1 is scheduled to start commercial operation in March 2010, with Unit 2 coming on line in June 2010.

In a consortium with the Belgianm''s Cockerill Maintenance & Ingénierie (CMI) and the local partner Alghanim International, Siemens received the turnkey order for extension of Az Zour to form a combined cycle power plant.

In addition to the steam turbine packages the Siemens PG, the scope of supply also encompasses the water / steam cycle, the turbine building, the transformers, and the entire electrical and instrumentation and control equipment.