GE Power signed a multi-year arrangement (MYA) with Samra Electric Power Company (SEPCO) in Jordan. Under the agreement, GE will provide SEPCO with full plant maintenance services, consisting of parts and repair works for essential power generation tools for the 1,175 megawatts (MW) Samra Combined Cycle Gas Turbine (CCGT) Power Plant in the Zarqa region, which feeds power into the national grid for both domestic and commercial usage.

The contract was authorized by Amjad Al Rawashdeh, Managing Director of SEPCO, and Fadi Tabboush, Executive Sales Director of GE's Power Services business for East Mediterranean, Iraq and Pakistan (EMIP), in the presence of authorities of both entities.

" The collaboration with GE marks our concentrate on the continual enhancement of procedures at Samra and the much better use of assets at the power plant," said Amjad Al Rawashdeh. "Jordan's energy demands are approximated to be expanding at regarding five percent each annum. GE's competence and advanced options will certainly assist us to sustain the economical supply of power to meet the needs of people and industry in general."

The agreement will aid to lower maintenance prices, boost the availability of possessions at the plant and improve operational output and performance. It will cover seven GE gas wind turbines that are mounted and running at the Samra Station. GE will also supply its Advanced Gas Path (AGP) upgrade for 9E devices and its MXL2 upgrade for GT13E2 units at the site.

" The contract with SEPCO underpins the transformational value that GE can offer our customers," claimed Joseph Anis, President & CEO of GE's Power Solutions business Middle East & Africa. "We are honoured in order to help SEPCO minimize upkeep prices and enhance asset performance at Samra for higher plant availability and more trustworthy operations."

GE's AGP option to be released at Samra mixes hardware and digital advancements to supply industry-leading efficiency and operational adaptability. The remedy uses prolonged availability with the industry's lengthiest gas path maintenance interval of approximately 32,000 hrs and could assist prolong the life of the wind turbines and components to as long as 96,000 hrs, in addition to boost result, enhance efficiency and decrease fuel costs.

Providing a considerable renovation in power output, effectiveness and life time, GE's GT13E2 MXL2 upgrade could extend service intervals, raise the wind turbine's output by approximately 15 MW and improve mixed cycle performance by 1.5 percent. The upgrade incorporates GE's latest technology developments with over 10 million operating hrs of GT13E2 fleet experience.

GE has actually sustained the development of the energy field across the Middle East, North Africa and Turkey for more than 80 years. Today, GE-built technologies support the generation of more than two-thirds of the region's electricity.