Belgium: Siemens to build 420 MW combined-cycle power plant

12 March 2009 - Siemens Energy has secured an order for turnkey construction of a 420 MW combined-cycle power plant in Tessenderlo, Belgium.

The purchaser is the independent power producer T-Power N.V., in which International Power plc, Siemens Project Ventures GmbH and Tessenderlo N.V. each hold a 33 per cent stake.

The order volume including a long term maintenance contract for the gas turbine is approximately €320m ($406m).

The Tessenderlo 420 MW plant will be built in Flanders on the premises of Tessenderlo Chemie N.V. From mid-2011 the power plant will supply one-third of the power generated for the energy-intensive production processes at the neighboring chemicals plant, with the other two-thirds fed into the grid.

Siemens Energy will build the power plant as a turnkey project and supply the main components comprising one gas turbine, one steam turbine and one generator, the entire mechanical equipment, and the electrical and I systems.

The plant in Tessenderlo has a very flexible design and can thus be quickly modified to meet changed market conditions. The new plant is slated to meet intermediate and peak load demand.
Tessenderlo Chemie is also taking the opportunity to overhaul its entire high-voltage network. The order for this has gone to Siemens Energy Belgium, as head of a consortium with Pauwels International and Fabricom GTI.

Siemens will take care of a new gas-insulated 150 kV distribution station to which the new plant will also be connected, a new 26 kV distribution station and the upgrade of a second station, as well as the associated protection panels and supervision systems.

The consortium will also be responsible for the study, installation, commissioning and building engineering.

Because of their low carbon dioxide emissions combined cycle power plants are currently the most environmentally compatible fossil-fueled generating stations. "With an efficiency of 57 per cent the gas-fired plant will be one of Europe's most efficient power station," said Michael Suess, CEO of the Fossil Power Generation Division of Siemens Energy.

Source: PEI

Saudi Arabia: South Korea's KEPCO earns prime bidder status for Saudi's Rabigh Plant

19 March 2009 - Korea Electric Power Corp (KEPCO), South Korea's state-run electricity company, has been selected as the prime bidder for a brand new power plant construction in western Saudi Arabia.

The company said that in a consortium with Saudi Arabia's ACWA Power International, it has been chosen as a preferred bidder by Saudi Electricity Company (SEC), and plans to sign a formal deal with SEC in the near future.

The project to build the 1200 MW thermal power plant, to be built in Rabigh, Saudi Arabia by April 2013, will cost the company around $2.5bn, according to KEPCO.

The consortium will hold the plant under operation for 20 years after construction, KEPCO said.

Source: PE

Peru: MTU Onsite to supply 40 diesel-engine generators

26 March 2009 — APR Energy ordered 40 diesel-engine generators from MTU Onsite Energy to deliver 60 MW of supplementary power to the Peruvian Energy Authority to serve the power needs of one of Peru's largest cities.

MTU will supply generator sets based on MTU Series 4000 engines as well as switchgear and custom services. MTU's Mankato, Minn. facility will build the generators and install custom containers, making them into portable power modules. The installation phase is scheduled for between April and June.

Source: PE

Australia: United Group to Supply New Sub-Stations

Engineering and property services company United Group has secured an alliance agreement to deliver new sub-stations to Australian power and gas utility EnergyAustralia.

The agreement relates to EnergyAustralia's proposed A$8.6 billion electricity network upgrade and renewal program for the Sydney, Hunter Valley and Central Coast regions between 2009 and 2014.

Given the scope of the program, EnergyAustralia has awarded two alliance contracts to private-sector services providers, of which UGL Infrastructure, a business of United Group, is one, to handle over-flow works.

UGL Infrastructure and EnergyAustralia will negotiate the specific terms of individual projects at such time as they become necessary on a case-by-case basis. Discussions on the first project are underway.

The works will predominantly relate to the provision of turn-key engineering services including design, construction and procurement for civil works, buildings, mechanical and electrical works for multiple high-voltage substations.

UGL Infrastructure's alliance includes Manidis Roberts, a provider of communications and environmental services.

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Source: EC

Kazakhstan: KEPCO picked as top bidder for power plant

27 March 2009 - Korea Electric Power Corporation (KEPCO) has announced that a consortium involving Samsung C&T Corp. has been selected as the prime bidder for construction of a $2.5bn thermal power plant in eastern Kazakhstan.

The consortium plans to finalize a formal deal with Samruk Energy, Kazakhstan's state energy company, next year with the aim of completing the plant with a capacity of between 1200 and 1500 MW by 2014, KEPCO said in a statement.

The consortium will seek to own and operate the plant once it is built in Balkhash, KEPCO said, adding details have yet to be determined.

Source: PE