Riyadh PP8 Power Plant is a 2,065MW gas fired power project. It is located in Al Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The project is currently active. It has been developed in multiple phases. Post completion of construction, the project got commissioned in 1983.
| Project Type | Total Capacity (MW) | Active Capacity (MW) | Pipeline Capacity (MW) | Project Status | Project Location | Project Developer | Thermal | 2,065 | 2,065 | – | Active | Al Riyadh, Saudi Arabia |
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Description
The project is currently owned by Saudi Electricity with a stake of 100%.
It is a gas turbine 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 Crude Oil.
Development Status
The project got commissioned in 1983.
Contractors Involved
Riyadh PP8 Power Plant (Riyadh PP8 Power Plant Phase I) is equipped with GE Power GT11D5 gas turbines. The phase consists of 20 gas turbines with 50MW nameplate capacity.
Riyadh PP8 Power Plant (Riyadh PP8 Power Plant Phase II) is equipped with GE Power 7E.03 gas turbines. The phase consists of 10 gas turbines with 58.1MW nameplate capacity.
Riyadh PP8 Power Plant (Riyadh PP8 Power Plant Phase III) is equipped with GE Power gas turbines. The phase consists of 4 gas turbines, each with 121MW nameplate capacity.
GE Power supplied WY18L-066 LLT electric generator for the Riyadh PP8 Power Plant (Riyadh PP8 Power Plant Phase I).
GE Power supplied 7A6 electric generator for the Riyadh PP8 Power Plant (Riyadh PP8 Power Plant Phase II).
GE Power supplied electric generator for the Riyadh PP8 Power Plant (Riyadh PP8 Power Plant Phase III).
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