Az Zour South II Power Plant is a 1,560MW gas fired power project. It is located in Al Ahmadi, Kuwait. The project is currently active. It has been developed in single phase. Post completion of construction, the project got commissioned in 2008.
| Project Type | Total Capacity (MW) | Active Capacity (MW) | Pipeline Capacity (MW) | Project Status | Project Location | Project Developer | Thermal | 1,560 | 1,560 | – | Active | Al Ahmadi, Kuwait |
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Description
The project is currently owned by Ministry of Electricity and Water 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 EPC 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.
John Cockerill Group supplied steam boiler for the project.
Methodology
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