Qatar launches Umm Al Houl power plant

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Qatar has officially inaugurated the 2.5GW Umm Al Houl power plant, a combined cycle power facility built near the country’s capital Doha with an investment of QAR11bn ($3.02bn).

The Umm Al Houl power plant comprises two blocks with each having three gas turbines to generate steam to drive two downstream steam turbines.

Siemens, under a service contract awarded by Umm Al Houl Power in April 2016, delivered six SGT5-4000F gas turbines, four SST5-4000 steam turbines, 10 SGen5-1200A generators that includes instrumentation and controls.

The facility is owned by Umm Al Houl Power, a company created by Qatar Electricity and Water Company (QWEC), Qatar Petroleum (QP), Qatar Foundation (QF) and a joint venture between Mitsubishi and TEPCO & Fuel Power, called K1 Energy.

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