Power
Developments International secure Bahrain contract
Posted: 15 June 2003
Power Developments International has secured a major break through
in the Middle East market with an US$8 million contract to build
a gas turbine power station at Hidd Industrial Area in the Kingdom
of Bahrain.
The contract, awarded by Bahrain Electricity Supply and Transmission,
is for the construction of a 23MW open cycle power plant based upon
a single, refurbished Frame 5 gas turbine. It will provide electricity
to a Ferro-Alloys plant, which is currently under construction.
Design work has been completed to a significant extent and site
construction will start shortly to achieve the scheduled completion
of the project by early 2004.
Power Developments International is a Dubai; UAE based joint venture
between Innogy plc and MJB International. During the execution of
this power plant project Innogy plc will be providing Project/Site
Management and all Engineering Support plus Specialist Services.
The refurbishment and commissioning / start up of the gas turbine
generator package is being undertaken by MJB International.
“I am delighted that we have been awarded this important
contract by Bahrain Electricity Supply and Transmission WLL which
acknowledges our extensive expertise in gas turbine refurbishment
and complete power plant construction. It is a significant development
as we continue to grow our business worldwide,” said John
Kay, General Manager of Power Developments International.
About Innogy
Innogy, an RWE company, is an integrated energy company whose core
businesses are energy production, retailing, through its brand name
npower, operations and engineering. These are supported by a trading
business, which manages the operational, and market risk exposures
of the individual business. Innogy is one of the successor companies
formed when National Power demerged in October 2000.
Innogy provides support and specialist services to other power
plant owners and operators around the world. Its expertise is in
improving power plant reliability and efficiency, and environmental
management to deliver optimal commercial performance. Innogy has
teams that can support every aspect of a power project from planning,
consents, construction, commissioning, through life-time operations
and maintenance, to eventual decommissioning, across a wide range
of technologies
About MJB International
MJB International Ltd is a joint venture company between Chromalloy
and Mohammed Bin Masaood & Sons. In conjunction with its affiliate
company Masaood John Brown, MJB International have been market leaders
in Gas Turbine services and industrial rotating equipment in the
Middle East for over 20 years.
Chromalloy is a subsidiary of Sequa Corporation, quoted on the New
York Stock Exchange, and the largest independent Gas Turbine Component
Company in the world. With this additional technology transferred
from Chromalloy brings a new dimension to the range of services
MJBI offer.
For more information see www.powerdevint.com.
Posted by Richard Price,
Editor Pipeline Magazine
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