“GE Vernova” signs an agreement to supply 6 gas turbines for two power plants in Saudi Arabia

General Electric Vernova announced that it has received an order to supply six 7HA.03 gas turbines and two 7E.03 gas turbines from SEPCO III Electric Power Construction Co., Ltd. for two new power plants, Taiba 1 and Qassim 1. .

It also announced the signing of a 21-year service agreement to support the operations of the two stations with the National Operations and Maintenance Company (NOMAC), which is wholly owned by ACWA Power.

These two projects will enhance the Kingdom’s efforts to generate about half of its electricity needs from renewable energy sources and the other half from gas by 2030, paving the way towards achieving zero neutrality by 2060, according to CNBC.

The Taiba 1 and Qassim 1 stations will be powered by the most advanced gas turbines from GE Vernova, and are expected to supply the national grid with a total of 3.8 gigawatts of electricity, which is equivalent to the capacity required to meet the needs of about 1.2 million homes. In the Kingdom of electricity.

The two stations are expected to be completed in 2027, and will be among the most efficient power stations in the Kingdom and can be prepared and configured with post-combustion carbon capture systems to significantly reduce carbon emissions.