First turbines installed at Sharjah’s Hamriyah IPP

The first two GE HA gas turbines are being installed at the 1.8GW Hamriyah independent power producer (IPP) plant in Sharjah, UAE

The first two gas turbines are being installed at the 1.8GW Hamriyah independent power producer (IPP) plant in Sharjah, UAE.

The first two GE HA gas turbines have been delivered and are currently being installed. GE will provide a total of three 9HA.01 gas turbines for the project, which will represent the first GE H-class turbines to be installed in the UAE.

GE Energy Financial Services and Japan’s Sumitomo Corporation signed a 25-year power purchase agreement (PPA) with Sharjah Electricity, Water and Gas Authority (Sewa) in 2018 to develop, build and operate the plant. Following financial close in 2019, the co-developers along with Japan's Shikoku Electric Power Company and Sharjah Asset Management (SAM), the investment arm of the government of Sharjah, formed a joint venture company - Sharjah Hamriyah Independent Power Company (Shipco) - to build, own and operate the project, which is the first independent combined-cycle power plant in Sharjah.

About 85 per cent of the procurement and 60 per cent of construction and commissioning works have been completed.

 “The delivery of GE’s H-class gas turbines at the Hamriyah Power Plant marks a significant milestone for the region’s utility sector. It brings us one step closer to delivering on our commitment to provide on demand, affordable power to meet the needs of Sharjah and to reduce the environmental impact of power generation activities in the emirate,” said Saeed Sultan al-Suwaidi, chairman of Sharjah Electricity & Water Authority (Sewa), the emirate’s utility.

The Hamriyah IPP will boost Sharjah’s generating capacity to 4,600MW, with the emirate having received increasing amounts of power from Abu Dhabi in recent years.