Wasit Gas Processing Plant Cogeneration Facility is a 750MW gas fired power project. It is located in Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia. The project is currently active. It has been developed in single phase. Post completion of construction, the project got commissioned in March 2016.
Project Type | Total Capacity (MW) | Active Capacity (MW) | Pipeline Capacity (MW) | Project Status | Project Location | Project Developer | Thermal | 750 | 750 | – | Active | Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia | Samsung Engineering |
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Description
The project was developed by Samsung Engineering and is currently owned by Saudi Aramco Power with a stake of 100%.
It is a CCGT with Cogen power plant. The fuel is procured from Arabiyah and Hasbah Gas Fields.
The project cost is $944.1m.
Development Status

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By GlobalDataThe project got commissioned in March 2016.
Contractors Involved
Samsung Engineering was selected to render EPC services for the gas fired power project.
The Gas fired project have been supplied by Mitsubishi Power and Siemens.
The electric generators for the project were procured from Mitsubishi Power and Siemens.
AC Boilers supplied steam boiler for the project.
About Samsung Engineering
Samsung Engineering Co Ltd (Samsung Engineering) is a provider of engineering, procurement construction (EPC) services. It carries out the construction of petrochemical and gas plants. The company offers a full range of engineering services including feasibility studies, project financing, engineering, procurement, construction, transport and installation, commissioning, and operation and maintenance. Through these services, Samsung Engineering serves upstream and downstream hydrocarbon facilities; refinery; metallurgy; power plants; water and waste treatment plants; and industrial production facilities. The company has operations in countries across Asia-Pacific, the Middle East, Africa, Europe, North America, and Latin America. Samsung Engineering is headquartered in Seoul, South Korea.
Methodology
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