Saudi Electricity Company (SEC) is turning to longtime partner GE (NYSE: GE) for help in quickly meeting the rising need for quick power in separated desert areas. SEC has ordered 6 more of GE's trailer-mounted, fast-starting TM2500+ mobile aeroderivative gas turbine bundles for existing power plant places in Jizan and Tabouk. With 'black-start' ability, these tested turbines can serve as emergency generators in the event of a power failure.

This order follows the effective 2015 commissioning of 5 TM2500+ units throughout Saudi Arabia. The new TM2500+ mobile plans have been produced and are anticipated to be shipped to the site areas quickly. Each gas turbine can provide around 30 MW, completing approximately 180 MW, and will have the ability to offer the comparable power had to supply almost 70,000 Saudi houses.

Ziyad Al Shiha, CEO of Saudi Electricity Company, stated: "Given the peak demands we experience during the summer, especially in the desert terrains, we must increase our capability quickly and efficiently. By improving our fleet with tested technology from GE, we will be prepared for this summer's power needs and able to handle the rising need even in isolated areas of the grid.".

In addition to the speed of deployment-- roughly 3 months from order to commissioning-- GE's TM2500+ mobile packages provide dual-fuel, high-efficiency power. In addition, the movement of the TM2500+ supports redeployment to isolated areas of the grid as required, and will assist SEC minimize the variety of older diesel generator sets that have actually been leased to manage summer peak demand in the past.

Mohammed Mohaisen, President & CEO of Gas Power Systems, Middle East and North Africa for GE Power, stated: "GE provides a large range of fast power options for a range of situations that call for rapid, trustworthy power generation. These solutions aid drive the seamless operations of the power plants, especially during the summer months when energy demand is at its peak. The brand-new order constructs on the effectively delivery of our TM2500+ devices that have actually met the expectations of SEC and provided quick power at point of need. With the TM2500+ mobile technology, we can move quickly meet the peaking demand in Saudis isolated grid that increase at 10 to 12 percent annually and help SEC put more efficient, cleaner energy on the grid exactly where it is most needed.

The brand-new order is strengthened by GE's anticipated joint endeavor with SEC, expected to extend operations and maintenance (O&M) support to SEC's power plants in the Kingdom. In accordance with the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the joint venture, GE plans to extend its advance technologies and train SEC personnel to carry out the O&M services.

Today, GE's sophisticated turbines support power generation in over 40 SEC sites in the Kingdom. GE currently has an installed base of more than 550 GE turbines creating over half of Saudi's electrical power and has actually advanced technology that supports the production of 180 million liters of water daily, delivered to the nation's most remote places.