Siemens AG has installed the first of two 400-MW turbines at the Beni Suef combined-cycle power plant in Egypt, a major milestone in the construction of three Egyptian power plants that will have a total capacity of 14.4 GW. Once completed, the three natural-gas, combined-cycle plants will be some of the largest in the world.
Munich-based Siemens has partnered with Egyptian firms El Sewedy Electric T&D and Orascom Construction for the construction of three plants, located at Beni Suef, Burullus, and a yet-to-be-built new administrative capitol near Cairo. Installation of the SGT5-8000H gas turbine began on May 19 at the Beni Suef facility. The power plant is set for completion in 2017, with the other two to be finished by 2018.