GE signs major contract with Govt. of Egypt to deliver 2.6 GW of power

GE has signed major contracts with the government of Egypt to deliver 2.683 GW of electricity at the Egypt Economic Development Conference held here.

GE will supply 46 turbines out of which 34 will be aero-derivative gas turbines and 12 will be heavy-duty gas turbines.

The delivery of turbines is expected to start from May 2015.The produced power will be sufficient to power more than 2.5 million homes.

The announced contracts were signed in December of 2014 and construction is currently underway.

In December 2014, soon after the signing contracts were finished with the government of Egypt, GE dispatched its advanced gas turbine technology to construction sites.

Currently, GE’s advanced gas turbines help generate more than 9.5 GW of electricity in Egypt, nearly 30 percent of the country’s total installed capacity.

According to the Oxford Business Group, Egypt’s power generating capacity need to be boosted up to 50 GW by 2025, nearly double the capacity today, with demand growing at an annual 10 to 12 percent.

Government of Egypt has selected GE to partner in the Egyptian Power Boost Program, which will help the country to avail flexible power equipment anywhere, operating on gas or diesel and with the ability to switch fuels while in operation.

The additional power is expected to start to deliver power in May, in time to help meet the soaring demand for electricity during the summer months.

Last month, GE Japan announced the installment of its high capacity energy storage system, gas engine for cogeneration, and LED lighting equipment for the Future Disaster-Proof Factory Plan, a project being undertaken by Sekisui House’s Tohoku Factory.

Sekisui House’s Tohoku Factory promotes peak cuts of electricity by placing value on economic efficiency and environmental friendliness during normal times of operation.

Recently, GE supplied China’s Huaneng Corporation with 55 units of 2.75-120 brilliant wind turbines, to be installed at the Huaneng Dali Longquan wind project in the Yunnan province of China.

The project will provide 151 MW of power, making it GE’s largest wind order in China to date.

Sabeena Wahid
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