Abu Dhabi state offtaker Ewec’s gas-fired generation capacity has increased to 17.82GW following the start of full commercial operations this week of the 2.4GW Fujairah F3 power plant. Although Ewec’s power mix has been transformed over the past five years by the rise in nuclear and renewables capacity, gas will remain a key part of the mix for the foreseeable future and Ewec is therefore continuing to invest in gas plants.
The F3 plant started preliminary operations last year, and Ewec announced on 27 October that the plant has now begun full operations. Its 2.4GW capacity makes it Ewec’s largest thermal power plant, overtaking the 2.1GW Fujairah F2 plant. (CONTINUED - 608 WORDS)
