The Sharjah Electricity, Water and Gas Authority (SEWA), UAE announced in a statement that it has begun the trial operation of the first gas-fired unit to generate electricity with a capacity of 345 megawatts, as part of the AED 2 billion expansion and development project of Layyah Power Station.
HE Saeed Sultan Al Suwaidi, Chairman of SEWA, stressed that the project culminates the authority’s nonstop efforts to develop power stations, in accordance with the 2030 strategy to increase the installed production capacity to 4600 megawatts and raise the operational efficiency to more than 60%. This will certainly have a huge impact on reducing carbon emissions and conserving energy resources.
Earlier during 2019, SEWA awards 1,026.3 MW Gas Turbine Combined Cycle (GTCC) Layyah power plant to the consortium of Japan’s Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems, Ltd. (MHPS) and Egypt’s ELSEWEDY ELECTRIC (read more)
