Abu Dhabi state offtaker Ewec announced on 28 April that it is extending the lifetime of the Shuweihat-1 (S1) power plant. The facility is currently a gas-fired combined cycle cogeneration plant with the capacity to produce 1.6GW of electricity and 340,000 m³/d of desalinated water, but it is now to be converted to an open-cycle power plant providing up to 1.1GW of flexible gas-fired reserve supply.
Ewec signed a 15-year power purchase agreement (PPA) with S1 owners Taqa (60%), France’s Engie (20%) and Japan’s Sumitomo (20%) covering the reconfiguration. With operations due to begin in 2027, the new PPA is slated to expire in 2042. A second agreement saw the three companies – albeit with different stakes: Engie 35%, Sumitomo 35% Taqa 30%– sign up to continue to operate and maintain the plant through the term of the new PPA. (CONTINUED - 771 WORDS)
