Shoaiba power and desalination plant

Shoaiba power and desalination plant
Country Saudi Arabia
Coordinates 20°40′48″N 39°31′24″E / 20.680084°N 39.523233°E / 20.680084; 39.523233Coordinates: 20°40′48″N 39°31′24″E / 20.680084°N 39.523233°E / 20.680084; 39.523233
Commission date February 2014
Owner(s) Saudi Consolidated Electric Company
Operator(s) Saudi Consolidated Electric Company
Thermal power station
Primary fuel fuel oil
Combined cycle? yes
Power generation
Units operational 14
Nameplate capacity 5,600 MW

The Shoaiba power and desalination plant is an oil-fired CCGT power and desalination complex in Saudi Arabia on the coast of Red Sea, about 120 kilometres (75 mi) south of Jeddah. It is one of the world's largest fossil fuel power plants, and the world's third largest integrated water and power plant.[1]

History

The construction of the first stage of the Shoaiba power station began in 1985 and phase second 1995 (although there was a power generation and saline desalination plant in operation at the site as far back as 1985 with commissioning support from Stuttgart based Fichtner Consulting Engineers). The ABB-led consortium built a power station equipped with three turbines, heat recovery steam generators and ancillary power generation equipment. The first stage cost about US$850 million. The first unit came into operation in July 2001. The other two units were completed in August 2003. The contract for construction of the second stage was awarded to a consortium led by Alstom Power. A multi-stage flash distillation water desalination plant was built by Hanjung (now Doosan Heavy Industries) in partnership with Bechtel. The desalination plant of shoiaba phase 1 and phase 2 has a capacity of 76800 tons/day. The current plant manager is Eng Ahmed Luhaib.

Technical features

After completing the third stage the power station consists of 14 units with a total capacity of 5,600 MW, which makes it one of the largest fossil fuel-fired power stations in the world. The last expansion was built by Alstom and is operational since 2012.[2] The oil for power production is supplied from Saudi Aramco by tankers.

The power station is connected to the 380 kV grid. The potable water is transferred via a 80 kilometres (50 mi) long water pipeline to the national water pipeline network. The power station provides the desalination facility with steam to heat the seawater distillers while reducing its own cooling demands.

Operating company

The Shoaiba power station Saline Water Conversion Corporation is aided by kingdom of Saudi Arabia and monitored by power and water ministry

References

  1. ↑ "Milbank Makes it a One, Two, Three by Advising on Fujairah F2 IWPP, the World's Second Largest IWPP" (Press release). Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy. 2007-12-18. Archived from the original on 2013-01-28. Retrieved 2010-10-23.
  2. ↑ Alstom: Alstom completes Shoaiba III power plant ahead of schedule

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