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Sharjah invests Dh2b to boost electricity production by 345mw

The procedure becomes part of the development task of the Al Layyah nuclear power plant to enhance the manufacturing of power in the emirate.

The Sharjah Electrical Energy, Water and also Gas Authority (SEWGA) has actually begun the test procedure of the very first gas-fired device to produce power with an ability of 345 megawatts at a price of Dh2 billion.

The task will certainly be finished in January 2023.

The procedure becomes part of the development task of the Al Layyah nuclear power plant to enhance the manufacturing of power in the emirate.

The plant’s growth and also development task contains 2 M701F gas wind turbines, with an ability of 345MW each, 2 warm healing central heating boilers, and also a 336MW heavy steam wind turbine with an overall set up performance of greater than 60 percent. The complete price of the task is Dh2 billion.

Saeed Sultan Al Suwaidi, chairman of the SEWGA, validated that the task to broaden Al Layyah nuclear power plant with an overall capability of 1,026 megawatts attains the vision of His Highness Dr Sheikh Sultan container Mohammad Al Qasimi, Participant of the Supreme Council and also Leader of Sharjah, to fulfill the need for power and also equal the commercial, business and also household growth in the Emirate of Sharjah.

2030 technique

He explained that the authority is functioning to establish power manufacturing plants according to the 2030 technique to enhance the set up manufacturing capability to 4,600 MW of power and also elevate the functional performance to greater than 60 percent, which has the best influence on decreasing carbon discharges and also protecting power sources.

Designer Issa Al Suwaidi, supervisor of Electrical power Manufacturing Division at the SEWGA, discussed that the authority has actually been working together because 2018 with the partnership of the Japanese Mitsubishi Power Firm and also Al Sewedi Power to establish and also broaden the Layya plant with a consolidated cycle system.

SEWGA has actually begun the test procedure of the manufacturing systems in November 2021, together with a professional and also task professional, to make certain the top quality of the systems’ feature and also the security of the electric network.

— afkar@khaleejtimes.com

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