Az Zour South II Power Plant is a 1,560MW gas fired power project. It is located in Al Ahmadi, Kuwait. According to GlobalData, who tracks and profiles over 170,000 power plants worldwide, the project is currently active. It has been developed in a single phase. Post completion of construction, the project got commissioned in 2008. Buy the profile here.

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Description

The project is currently owned by Ministry of Electricity and Water, Kuwait with a stake of 100%.

It is a Combined Cycle Gas Turbine (CCGT) power plant. The power plant run on dual-fuel. The primary fuel being used to power the plant is natural gas. In case of shortage of natural gas the plant can also run on Oil.

Development status

The project got commissioned in 2008.

Contractors involved

Alghanim International General Trading and Contracting was selected to render engineering procurement construction services for the gas fired power project.

Siemens was selected as the turbine supplier for the Gas fired project. The company provided 8 units of SGT5-2000E gas turbines, each with 125MW nameplate capacity.

Siemens was selected as the turbine supplier for the Gas fired project. The company provided 2 units of SST-5000 steam turbines, each with 280MW nameplate capacity.

Siemens supplied electric generator for the project.

Siemens supplied electric generator for the project.

John Cockerill Group supplied steam boiler for the project.

John Cockerill Group supplied steam boiler for the project.

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This content was updated on 4 January 2024

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This information is drawn from GlobalData’s Power Intelligence Center, which provides detailed profiles of over 170,000 active, planned and under construction power plants worldwide from announcement through to operation across all technologies and countries worldwide.