The firm has placed two of the four turbines, each with 400MW capacity, alongside six 500kV generator transformers at the power plant, which is being developed around 110km south of Cairo.
Egyptian Electricity and Renewable Energy Minister Dr Mohamed Shaker said: "Egypt is undergoing economic transformation and as the country embarks on a series of ambitious infrastructure projects, efficient and reliable electricity will be essential to powering this development.
"The Beni Suef plant, alongside Siemens’ other power projects in the country, will definitely make an important contribution towards sustainable power supply in Egypt."
Scheduled to be commissioned as early as winter 2016/2017, the Beni Suef plant will generate electricity required to power around 15 million Egyptians.
The facility will initially be operated in simple cycle mode and will subsequently be added with heat exchangers and steam turbines to expand into combined cycle mode.
Siemens Division Power & Gas CEO Willi Meixner said: "Egypt’s Sustainable Development Strategy outlines the need to provide affordable, reliable and modern energy services, boost energy efficiency and diversify the country’s energy mix."
Siemens will build three natural gas-fired combined cycle power plants, which have a combined power generation capacity of 14.4GW, in Egypt.
As part of this effort, the company commenced training for 600 Egyptian engineers and technicians in April.
Image: Siemens’ gas turbines arrive at Beni Suef power plant in Egypt. Photo: courtesy of Siemens.
