Invensys lands major power contract in Saudi Arabia
Posted: 1 April 2008
Invensys Process Systems has won a contract from the Saudi Electricity Company (SEC) to
provide plant performance and monitoring solutions for use on one of
the country's power plants.
The PP8 plant is based in Central Province and is one of two power
stations that supply capital city Riyadh with its electricity needs.
The plant is currently rated at 1850 MW, which will rise to 2330 MW
after this expansion.
The plant is currently controlled by four independent DCS systems, two
from Invensys (Foxboro I/A) and the others struggling with obsolescence
issues.
As part of the PP8 phase III expansion project, SEC has approved the
plant's expansion with the addition of four new gas turbines to
increase capacity by 480 MW.
The company was looking for a DCS that has
the capability to control and monitor the new gas turbines, the overall
balance of plant (BOP), and to provide a seamless interface with the
existing DCS systems.
Other challenges for the winning supplier are the need to provide the
functionality requested by plant personnel, support delivery and set up
with a strong local presence, and to meet the tight eight-month
delivery demand.
Invensys's solution is a Foxboro I/A DCS, together with the Plant
Performance Monitoring Solution and a Foxboro RTU SCD5200 that will
interface with the load dispatch centre based 400 km from the main
plant.
Invensys is also to supply a Triconex system following a request
from SEC for a valve shutdown safety system to be included in the
project.
"PP8 operation, production and maintenance staff will have an open DCS
system that handles the new functionality stipulated and be further
reassured with life cycle support that guarantees no drop in spare part
or technology support over time," said Nahidh Elshaer Invensys
Saudi Arabia Ltd. Power Director.
"Further, with Invensys currently
establishing its office in Riyadh itself, the local support by Invensys
qualified engineers is assured."
This is the first time in Saudi Arabia that GE Frame 7E gas turbines
are to be monitored and controlled by an Invensys Foxboro I/A DCS.
SEC
is hoping for further successes in the future, too, as SEC power
generation capacity is scheduled to rise by 2000MW every year until
2020.
Posted by Richard Price, Editor EnergyME.com
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