GE and Sumitomo to work together on UAE power project
GE Energy Financial Services (GE EFS) and Sumitomo Corporation have secured project financing of $1 billion from a consortium of banks and Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC) for an independent combined cycle power project in Sharjah, UAE.
GE’s flagship 1.8 gigawatts (GW) power project Hamriyah Independent Power Company in Sharjah is expected to be the most efficient power plant in the Middle East’s utilities sector on completion.
The team of co-developers includes Shikoku Electric Power Company and Sharjah Asset Management (SAM), the investment arm of the Government of Sharjah.
The project will consist of three combined cycle blocks, the first of which is planned to come online in 2021. The Project is expected to reach full commercial operations by the summer of 2023 and will sell its electricity production to Sewa under a 25-year Power Purchase Agreement (PPA).
Susan Flanagan, GE Energy Financial Services’ Global Power leader, said: “Sourcing financing from the public and private sectors to fund Sharjah’s first independent combined-cycle power plant demonstrates the region’s attractiveness for foreign investment and GE’s ability to connect global capital to significant infrastructure projects. We are proud to partner with Sumitomo to deliver sustainable energy that utilises GE’s state-of-the-art gas turbine technology and financial expertise.”
GE will supply three 9HA gas turbines, three steam turbines, six generators, three heat recovery steam generators (HRSG) and turnkey engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) services for its flagship power plant in Sharjah. GE will also provide parts, repairs and maintenance services for the power generation assets at the site for a period of 25 years.
Joseph Anis, president & CEO of GE’s Gas Power Systems and Power Services businesses in the Middle East and South Asia, said: “GE has contributed to the growth of the Gulf Cooperation Council’s (GCC’s) power sector for over 80 years and GE-built technologies generate up to 60 percent of Sharjah’s electricity today. This project is another major milestone in our ongoing collaboration with Sewa and we are honoured to provide technological and financial solutions that support the vision of a sustainable, secure energy future for the people of Sharjah.”
Source: GDN Online
Photo (for illustrative purposes): GE Press Release Image / GE News Room / With Permission
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