A consortium led by the power generation arm of German firm Siemens has been awarded an E480 million order for turnkey construction of a 785MW combined cycle power plant in Singapore by Island Power Company, a subsidiary of US-owned power generation firm InterGen.
The order volume includes a long-term service contract, with the Siemens share amounting to approximately E250 million. Siemens will be working alongside Korea-based Samsung Engineering and Construction for the turnkey construction project.
The start of commercial operation at the plant, which will be located on the artificial Jurong Island in the southwest of the city state of Singapore, is scheduled for spring 2010.
The Siemens Power Generation (Siemens PG) scope of supply comprises two SGT5-4000F gas turbines, two air-cooled generators, two heat recovery generators, the low-voltage electrical systems and the SPPA-T3000 power plant instrumentation and control system. Siemens will also perform plant maintenance under a 12-year service contract.
Meanwhile, Samsung Engineering and Construction will ensure integration of the InterGen steam turbine generators and supply main and auxiliary systems, as well as performing civil and assembly work for the project.
The combined cycle power plant in Singapore will be the first turnkey project to be constructed by Siemens PG for InterGen, said Randy Zwirn, a member of the group managing board of Siemens PG.
This highly efficient gas-fired plant will make a major contribution toward meeting the growing energy demand in Singapore in both a cost effective and environmentally compatible manner, Mr Zwirn continued.