Shoaiba power and desalination plant

The Shoaiba power and desalination plant is a oil-fired CCGT power and desalination complex in Saudi Arabia on the coast of Red Sea, about convert|120|km|mi south of Jeddah. It is one of the world's largest fossil fuel power plants, and the world's third largest integrated water and power plant.Cite news
title = Milbank Makes it a One, Two, Three by Advising on Fujairah F2 IWPP, the World's Second Largest IWPP
publisher = Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy
date = 2007-12-18
url= http://www.milbank.com/en/NewsEvents/RecentPressRel/Milbank_+Advising_on_Fujairah_F2_IWPP_the_Worlds_Second_Largest_IWPP.htm
accessdate =2008-07-26]

History

The construction of the first stage of the Shoaiba power station began in 1998. The ABB-led consortium build a power station equipped with three turbines, heat recovery steam generators and ancillary power generation equipment. The first stage cost about US$850 million. The first unit came into operation in July 2001. The other two units were completed in August 2003. The contract for construction of the second stage was awarded to a consortium led by Alstom Power. A multi-stage flash distillation desalination plant was built by Hanjung (now Doosan Heavy Industries) in partnership with Bechtel. The desalination plant of capacity of 50 million cubic meters of water per year was commissioned in 2000. A second desalination plant with capacity of 50 million cubic meters of water per year was constructed in March 2003.

Technical features

The power station consists of 11 units with total capacity of 4,400 MW. After completing the third stage, the power station will consists of 14 units with total capacity of 5,600 MW, which makes it one of the largest fossil fuel-fired power stations in the world. The expansion will be built by Alstom and it expected to become operational by 2010.Cite news
title = Alstom signs agreement to build a 1200 MW power plant in Saudi Arabia
publisher = Power Engineering International
date = 2008-07-04
url= http://pepei.pennnet.com/display_article/333542/6/ARCHI/none/PRODJ/1/Alstom-signs-agreement-to-build-a-1200-MW-power-plant-in-Saudi-Arabia/
accessdate =2008-07-19] The oil for power production is supplied from Saudi Aramco by tanker.

The power station is connected to the 380 kV grid The potable water is transferred via a convert|80|km|mi long water pipeline to the national water pipeline network. The power station provides the desalination facility with steam to heat the seawater distillers while reducing its own cooling demands.

Operating company

The Shoaiba power station is owned and operated by the Saudi Consolidated Electric Company (SCECO).

References

External links

* [http://www.power-technology.com/projects/shoaiba/ Shoaiba Oil Fired Power Plant, Saudi Arabia] . Power Technology