(EnergyAsia, April 20 2011, Wednesday) — Germany’s Siemens Energy said it has received a follow-up order from the emirate of Abu Dhabi to build a 1,600 megawatt (MW) turnkey combined cycle power plant approximately 260 km west of the capital city.

The company said it will build the Shuweihat S3 plant together with its Korean partner Daewoo Engineering & Construction Co for a consortium comprising Sumitomo Corp, Korea Electric Power Corp and the local utility Abu Dhabi Electricity & Water Authority (ADWEA). The new plant will start operating in 2014, supporting Abu Dhabi’s growing electricity demand and supplying power to the nearby Ruwais refinery.

As consortium leader, Siemen said it will supply the main components comprising four SGT5-4000F gas turbines, two SST5-4000 I-L steam turbines, six generators (SGen5-1000A and SGen5-2000H), and an SPPA-T3000 electrical and I&C system. The company will also provide on a turnkey basis a gas-insulated 400-kilovolt 8DQ1 switchgear unit, including protection and I&C equipment, for connection of the power plant to the grid.

Daewoo will supply the ancilliary and auxiliary systems, and the civil works.

The Arabian Gulf countries have been prioritising infrastructure expansion to meet the power demands of their rapidly growing populations and expanding industries.

Shuweihat S3 will be the sixth power plant erected by Siemens in Abu Dhabi, with its commissioning of Shuweihat S1 in 2004, and the scheduled completion of Shuweihat S2 in September this year.

Michael Suess, Siemens Energy’s CEO for the fossil power generation division, said:

“ADWEA is one of our biggest customers. We’re very pleased that we’ve also secured this follow-up order for Shuweihat S3. We regard that as a sign of trust in our technology and our project management know-how.”

High-efficiency combined cycle power plants are part of Siemens’ environmental portfolio, with revenues totaling about 28 billion euro in fiscal 2010. (US$1=0.7 euro).

During the same period, the company’s products and solutions enabled customers to reduce their carbon dioxide emissions by 270 million tons, equal to the total annual carbon dioxide emissions of Hong Kong, London, New York, Tokyo, Delhi and Singapore.