GE Gas Power has signed an agreement to build, own and operate a power plant equipped with mobile TM2500 aeroderivative gas turbines for the Centralized Utilities Company (“Marafiq”) in Oman. Rural Areas Electricity Company SAOC (“Tanweer”) will purchase from Marafiq the power generated at the new plant in the Special Economic Zone at Duqm pursuant to a power purchase agreement entered into by and between Tanweer and Marafiq.
Tanweer is an Oman government owned company mandated to provide power in various regions of the country, including the Special Economic Zone in Duqm. GE will supply four TM2500 units for the project. These four units will be made available to provide up to 80 megawatts (MW) of power. GE is expected to commission the plant in as little as five months’ time. The facility will then be operated for a minimum of three years, until the area is connected to the main 400 kilovolts (kV) grid.
