Name and Location
Hassyan clean-coal-powered plant project, Dubai, UAE.
Client.
Dubai Electricity & Water Authority (Dewa).
Project Description
The project entails the construction of Dubai’s first ultrasupercritical (USC) coal-powered plant.
The plant will have a net output of 1 200 MW, representing a 12.5% boost of the Dubai current grid capacity.
Value
Not stated.
Duration
The plant will start commercial operation by March 2021.
Latest Developments
Preferred bidders Harbin Electric International (HEI) and ACWA Power have selected Alstom as the lead engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contractor to build the USC coal power plant. The plant will be fitted with Alstom’s USC technology – boiler and steam tur-bine generator – and will have full dual-fuel capability, able to fire subbituminous coal, as well as natural gas as backup fuel. It will also include advanced environmental control systems such as electrostatic precipitators and seawater flue gas desulphurisation systems.
These will enable it to achieve nitrogen and sulphide oxides and particulate emission levels that are twice below the European guidelines, making it one of the cleanest coal-fired power plants available. Additionally, the plant will be carbon-dioxide-capture ready and will comply with the most stringent grid code requirements from Dubai.
Key Contracts and Suppliers
HEI and ACWA Power (preferred bidders) and Alstom (lead EPC contractor).
On Budget and on Time?
Not stated.
Contact Details for Project Information
Dewa, tel +971 4 601 9999 or fax +971 4 601 9995.
HEI, tel +86 451 82136688 or fax +86 451 82135566.
ACWA Power, tel +966 11 283 5555 or fax +966 11 283 5500.
Alstom UAE, Tarek Solimane, tel + 971 4 42 94 138 or email tarek.solimane@alstom.com.