Al Layyah combined-cycle power plant (CCPP) Sharjah: The Sharjah Electricity and Water and Gas Authority (SEWA) is adopting innovative appro...
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| Al Layyah combined-cycle power plant (CCPP) |
Sharjah: The Sharjah Electricity and Water and Gas Authority (SEWA) is adopting innovative approaches to generate electricity. A gas - fired power plant, or natural gas power plant, is a plant that generates electricity by burning natural gas.
SEWA announced that the trial of the first gas-fire power plant with a capacity of 345 MW has been started with the expansion of the Al Layyah Power Plant. Two M701F gas turbines will be used at the plant.
The total cost of the project is Dh 200 million. A gas-fired power plant or natural gas power plant is a thermal power plant that generates electricity by burning natural gas.
Natural gas power stations generate about a quarter of the world's electricity and a significant portion of global greenhouse gas.
The Al Layyah combined-cycle power plant (CCPP) is a 1.02GW natural gas-fired power plant currently under construction at the existing Layyah power plant site in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates (UAE). It represents an expansion of the Layyah power plant, with the aim of increasing power generation and the efficiency of energy production.
The project is being implemented by Sharjah Electricity, Water and Gas Authority (SEWA), a government utility, which will also operate the plant upon its completion. It will require a capital investment of around AED2.05bn ($558m).
The existing Layyah power generation facility has a capacity of 896MW. Built in multiple phases, the plant is powered by steam and gas combustion turbines. The on-site desalination plant supplies around 51 million gallons a day of water to the plant.
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| The existing Layyah power generation facility has a capacity of 896MW. Built in multiple phases, the plant is powered by steam and gas combustion turbines. The on-site desalination plant supplies around 51 million gallons a day of water to the plant. Credit: SEWA |
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| Layyah power generation facility |
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| The new power plant will be equipped with two M701F gas turbines supplied by Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems (MHPS). Credit: Mitsubishi Power |
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