{"id":1385,"date":"2025-03-13T09:51:49","date_gmt":"2025-03-13T05:51:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.utilitybusinessmena.com\/?p=1385"},"modified":"2025-04-10T08:44:13","modified_gmt":"2025-04-10T08:44:13","slug":"siemens-energy-secures-1-6-billion-deal-for-saudi-power-plants","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cheeltech.com\/utilitybusinessmena\/electricity\/siemens-energy-secures-1-6-billion-deal-for-saudi-power-plants","title":{"rendered":"Siemens Energy secures $1.6 Billion deal for Saudi power plants"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Siemens Energy<\/a> has won a $1.6 billion contract to supply technology for two gas-fired power plants in Saudi Arabia<\/a> to significantly expand its presence in the kingdom\u2019s power sector.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The projects, Rumah 2 and Nairyah 2, will add 3.6 gigawatts to Saudi Arabia\u2019s national grid\u2014enough to power approximately 1.5 million homes. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The plants, located in the country\u2019s central and western regions, are expected to replace aging oil-fired stations, cutting carbon emissions by up to 60% compared to conventional oil-based power generation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Harbin Electric International, the project’s engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) contractor, will oversee the development, which includes long-term maintenance agreements to ensure operational reliability over the next 25 years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Siemens Energy will supply six SGT6-9000HL gas turbines, four SST6-5000 steam turbines, eight SGen6-3000W generators, and two SGen6-2000P generators, along with auxiliary equipment. Each site is expected to generate about 1.8 gigawatts of electricity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The German company will manufacture core components at its Siemens Energy Dammam Hub, which is undergoing expansion to enhance local production capacity and strengthen Saudi Arabia\u2019s energy sector. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The company has been a key player in the kingdom\u2019s Independent Power Producer (IPP) market, with previous projects including the Taiba 2 and Qassim 2 plants, which jointly contribute four gigawatts to the national grid.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Supplying key technologies for the Rumah 2 and Nairyah 2 power plants directly supports Saudi Arabia\u2019s energy transition and its goal of achieving net zero emissions by 2060,” said Ahmed ElSerry, Head of Gas Services Sales, Middle East.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The plants will be initially integrated into the grid in simple cycle mode in 2027 before transitioning to full combined-cycle operation by the following year. Designed for future compatibility with carbon capture and storage technologies, the facilities align with Saudi Arabia\u2019s broader sustainability ambitions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The projects, Rumah 2 and Nairyah 2, will add 3.6 gigawatts to Saudi Arabia\u2019s national grid\u2014enough to power approximately 1.5 million homes<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":230,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[36,40,428,915,712],"tags":[1505,1519,163,1506,224],"class_list":{"0":"post-1385","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-electricity","8":"category-news","9":"category-power","10":"category-power-distribution","11":"category-power-transmission","12":"tag-ahmed-elserry","13":"tag-editors-picks","14":"tag-gas-turbine","15":"tag-harbin-electrical-international","16":"tag-siemens-energy"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cheeltech.com\/utilitybusinessmena\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1385","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cheeltech.com\/utilitybusinessmena\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cheeltech.com\/utilitybusinessmena\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cheeltech.com\/utilitybusinessmena\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cheeltech.com\/utilitybusinessmena\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1385"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/cheeltech.com\/utilitybusinessmena\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1385\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4508,"href":"https:\/\/cheeltech.com\/utilitybusinessmena\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1385\/revisions\/4508"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cheeltech.com\/utilitybusinessmena\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/230"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cheeltech.com\/utilitybusinessmena\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1385"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cheeltech.com\/utilitybusinessmena\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1385"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cheeltech.com\/utilitybusinessmena\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1385"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}