Stage-three power
Alstom has signed a contract worth around €1.9bn with Saudi Electricity Company to build stage three of the Shoaiba power plant.
Alstom has signed a contract worth about €1.9bn (£1.5bn) with Saudi Electricity Company (SEC) to build stage three of the Shoaiba power plant.
The 1,200MW steam power plant will be constructed adjacent to the existing plant on the
Once complete, the Shoaiba power station will comprise 14 units, capable of 400MW each, with a gross total output of 5,600MW.
Under the terms of the contract, Alstom, as leader of a consortium that includes Saudi Archirodon, will design, supply, install and commission the entire plant, including oil-fired boilers, STF40 steam turbines, Gigatop turbogenerators, sea-water flue gas desulphurisation and auxiliary equipment.
The boilers are designed to burn crude and heavy fuel oil and will use Alstom’s low NOx tangential firing technology.
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