Dubai will add another 600 megawatts of power from natural gas to its Jebel Ali plant in two years, costing about Dh800 million,
The Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (Dewa) awarded a contract worth Dh798m to Duro Felguera to help meet rising electricity demand in the emirate.
The Spanish company will install two gas turbines from Siemens for the third phase of the K-Station expansion, which is expected to generate power to the grid by the second quarter of 2019.
“This is part of Dewa’s ongoing plan to provide a long-term, sustainable, continuous and reliable supply of electricity and water,” said Saeed Al Tayer, Dewa managing director and chief executive.
The utility added more installed capacity last year to meet demand from a 6 per cent rise in customers compared to the previous year.
Gas makes up the majority of the emirate’s power generation at 74 per cent, but under Dubai’s clean energy strategy, gas power will decline to make up 61 per cent by 2030.
Other sources of power generation will include 25 per cent solar energy as well as a mix of clean energy to make up 75 per cent of Dubai’s total power generation.
It will be Duro Felguera’s first foray into the region.
With over 22,000MW of installed power under its belt, the Spanish company said that winning this contract consolidated its geographical diversification strategy.
Once complete, the K-Station’s total production capacity will be 1,538MW – bringing Dewa’s total installed capacity to just under 12,000MW.
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