France's Engie awarded contract for $1.2-B gas plant in Saudi Arabia
ENGIE has been awarded the contract and achieved financial closing for the greenfield Fadhili independent power project (IPP) in Saudi Arabia.
Located in the east of Saudi Arabia, 50 kilometers northwest of Jubail Industrial City, the Fadhili project is a combined cycled gas power plant with a capacity of 1,507 MW. It will produce the equivalent of the electricity consumption of 1.4 million people. It also will produce 1,447 tons per hour of steam and 768.8 tons per hour of feed water.
Saudi Electricity Company (SEC) will be the off-taker for electricity and Saudi Aramco for the steam and feed water under 20-year Purchase Agreements. ENGIE will have a 40% equity ownership in the project company, SEC will hold 30% and Saudi Aramco Power Holding Company (SAPHCO) 30%.
ENGIE will work on this project together with South Korean Doosan Heavy Industries & Construction Co. for Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) and with Siemens for the gas turbines supply. The scope of work will also include the construction of a 380 kV substation to be transferred to SEC in 2018 for ownership, operation and maintenance.
“Being awarded the Fadhili project reaffirms ENGIE’s leading position as independent power producer in the Middle East. We are also proud of the continued trust of Saudi Electricity Company and Saudi Aramco, our long-term partners in Saudi Arabia,” said Isabelle Kocher, CEO of ENGIE. “Over the last years, the Group has earned a reputation of being a reliable developer and operator of electricity and water facilities in the country. The Fadhili project is in line with our strategy that aims at concentrating on low CO2 activities via renewable energies and gas for power generation. It also demonstrates our commitment to meet the exacting standards of performance expected by our customers.”
The commercial operation of the Fadhili plant is scheduled at the end of 2019. Total investment cost for the project is estimated to be US$ 1.2 billion.
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