Will be UAE’s largest natural gas-fired combined-cycle facilityMitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems (MHPS), a part of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) Group, has received an order for three M701 JAC gas turbine generators to be used in a 2400 MW combined-cycle plant. MHPS will supply three JAC gas turbines and other auxiliary equipment through Samsung C&T Corp., the South Korean company that is the lead contractor for the project. The new plant (Fujairah F3) is being built in a coastal area of Fujairah (Qidfa), approximately 300 km northeast of the UAE capital of Abu Dhabi. The SPC that will operate the plant (Fujairah Power Company F3 LLC) expects the facility to supply Emirates Water and Electricity Company (EWEC) with electricity for 25 years, with capacity sufficient to power 380 000 UAE households. Together with this order, MHPS will have supplied a total of 12 units in the country.

Source: The North Africa Journal August 24, 2020 21:45 UTC