Siemens wins $450 million maintenance contracts for Dubai power plant and desalination facility
Siemens Energy Service has been awarded long-term contracts for Dubai Electricity and Water Authority’s Jebel Ali M-Station. The facility is a 2,000MW combined-cycle power plant and a 140 MIGD (million imperial gallons per day) desalination plant and is located in the United Arab Emirates-Dubai. The power station began commercial operation in 2012 with a power generation capacity to supply approximately one million households in Dubai with clean power generated by gas turbines. With a secured combined order value of approximately USD450 million, the twelve-year service and parts contracts represent one of Siemens' largest service agreements in the region. Siemens Energy will provide comprehensive maintenance services for the six Siemens SGT5-4000F turbines and six SGen5-1000A series generators installed in the plant.
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