Siemens H-class gas turbine weighing 457 tons moved overnight from Jebel Ali port to EGA in carefully-planned operation
Emirates Global Aluminium announced that a giant gas turbine, the biggest in the UAE, has been moved by road from DP World’s Jebel Ali port and installed at EGA’s Jebel Ali site in a carefully-planned overnight operation.
The Siemens H-class gas turbine, weighing 457 tons and with a length of 13.5m, was transported the six kilometres from Jebel Ali port, using an over-sized truck.
On arrival at EGA, the turbine was placed in its permanent location at the heart of a new AED 1bn (US$ 273mn) sophisticated power block which will further improve the efficiency of EGA’s electricity generation.
The entire operation took just over four hours over two days.
The new power block at EGA, developed by JA Power & Water Co, a joint venture formed by Mubadala and Dubal Holding, will be the first in the global aluminium industry to use a Siemens H-class gas turbine, a leading technology in efficient power generation.
“The arrival and installation of the turbine is a milestone in the new power block project, and we are pleased it has been completed safely and efficiently,” remarked Abdulnasser Bin Kalban, CEO, EGA.
“The Siemens H-class is among the world’s most efficient and powerful gas turbines. The EGA power plant will be the most efficient gas-fired facility in the UAE and will significantly lower emissions and strengthen the industry,” affirmed Dietmar Siersdorfer, Middle East and UAE CEO, Siemens.
The new power block at EGA will have a generation capacity of over 600 megawatts of electricity and EGA intends to buy the output for 25 years following commissioning.
The H-class turbine was built by Siemens in Berlin and was shipped to the UAE by sea.
