Middle East Economic Survey

VOL. LIII

No 21

24-May-2010

SAUDI ARABIA

SEC Awards GE $300Mn Steam Turbine Contract For Qurayyah Expansion

Saudi Electricity Company (SEC) has awarded GE a $300mn contract to supply five steam turbines for an expansion of the Qurayyah open-cycle power plant in Saudi Arabias eastern province and its conversion to combined-cycle operation. GE said on 17 May that the expansion will raise the facilitys installed capacity by 1.241gw to 3.148gw. This will help meet the...