Ras Laffan 1,025MW Combined-Cycle Plant, Qatar
Key Data:
Announcement of contract
September 2004
Financing completed
April 2005
Construction began
First half of 2005
Start of operation
Planned for May 2008
Output
1,000MW, plus around 27,500 cubic metres of drinking water per day
Plant type
CCGT and seawater desalination plant
Location
Qatar
Estimated investment
Estimated at $900m
Key Players:
Construction
Siemens PG (CCGT) and Doosan Heavy Industries & Construction (desalination plant).
Construction consortium
Consortium of Qatar Electricity & Water Company, International Power and Chubu Electric Power
Owner’s engineer
Mott MacDonald
Plant Details:
Gas Turbines
Three SGT5-4000F gas turbines and two steam turbines.
Desalination plant
MSF
Fuel
Gas
