Siemens, together with its Korean consortium partner Daewoo Engineering & Construction Co. handed over into commercial operation the 1600 MW Shuweihat S3 combined cycle power plant (CCPP) in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. It is Siemens’ fifth power plant in Abu Dhabi.
Shuweihat S3 is owned by Shuweihat Asia Power Company (SAPCO) which is a consortium comprising of Sumitomo Corporation of Japan, the Korea Electric Power Corporation and the local utility Abu Dhabi Water & Electricity Authority (ADWEA). The plant will be operated by Shuweihat Asia O&M Company (SAOM).
Siemens supplied the main components for Shuweihat S3, including four SGT5-4000F gas turbines, two SST5-4000 steam turbines, six generators (SGen5-1000A and SGen5-2000H), along with the electrical and I&C system. Siemens has also signed a long-term-service agreement for the gas turbines and supplied on a turnkey basis a gas-insulated 400-kilovolt 8DQ1 switchgear unit, including protection and I&C equipment.
Daewoo Engineering & Construction was responsible for site construction and civil works, the heat recovery steam generators, main transformers and balance of plant.
The Shuweihat S3 combined-cycle power plant in Abu Dhabi.
