2011-Jan-15
"We are delighted that Siemens in addition to the order of building and supplying Barka 3 and Sohar 2 has signed the contracts as service partner for the consortium lead by GDF SUEZ. Our long term service program gives the customer great flexibility in the maintenance of the plant, while maximizing operating efficiency. This flexibility, combined with constancy, gives our customer the planning reliability needed for such huge energy projects," says Markus Strohmeier, CEO Siemens in Oman.
Reducing the life cycle costs and mitigating technical and economical risks is a key to push energy customers’ business successfully. The Siemens long term service programs deliver on-time, high-quality turnkey maintenance services and include the supply of OEM parts and professional project management, ensuring highest reliability of the plants.
Siemens is building the two 750-megawatt plants Barka 3 and Sohar 2 as consortium leader together with its South Korean partner GS E&C. In May 2012, the plants will initially go on line as simple-cycle gas turbine installations, with the extension to combined cycle stations to follow by April 2013. The overall investment volume is approximately USD1.7 billion.
Thanks to state-of-the-art technology the plants will set new benchmarks in terms of environmental compatibility and efficiency. The consortium partner GS E&C will supply the heat-recovery steam generators and will also be responsible for items including the civil works, transformers and ancillary systems as well as equipment installation.
The projects were awarded by OPWP (Oman Power and Water Purchasing) to a Consortium with GDF SUEZ as lead developer and MULTITECH LLC (SUHAIL BAHWAN GROUP), SOJITZ CORPORATION, SHIKOKU ELECTRIC POWER CO., Inc. and PUBLIC AUTHORITY FOR SOCIAL INSURANCE as co-developers. The close cooperation between developers and EPC consortium was a key factor for the success and award of these projects.
The Siemens Energy Sector is the world’s leading supplier of a complete spectrum of products, services and solutions for the generation, transmission and distribution of power and for the extraction, conversion and transport of oil and gas. In fiscal 2010 (ended September 30), the Energy Sector had revenues of approximately EUR25.5 billion and received new orders totaling more than EUR30.1 billion and posted a profit of more than EUR3.6 billion. On September 30, 2010, the Energy Sector had a work force of more than 88,000. Further information is available at: www.siemens.com/energy
Siemens Energy Sector is the world’s leading supplier of a complete spectrum of products, services and solutions for the generation, transmission and distribution of power and for the extraction, conversion and transport of oil and gas. In fiscal 2010 (ended September 30), the Energy Sector had revenues of approximately EUR25.5 billion and received new orders totaling more than EUR30.1 billion and posted a profit of more than EUR3.6 billion. On September 30, 2010, the Energy Sector had a work force of more than 88,000. Further information is available at: www.siemens.com/energy