GE Gas Power has signed an agreement to build, own and operate a power plant equipped with mobile TM2500 aeroderivative gas turbines for the Centralized Utilities Company (Marafiq) in Oman.

As per the deal, Rural Areas Electricity Company (Tanweer) will purchase from Marafiq the power generated at the new plant located in the Special Economic Zone (SEZ)  at Duqm pursuant to a power purchase agreement entered into by and between Tanweer and Marafiq. Tanweer is an Oman government-owned company mandated to provide power in various regions of the country, including the SEZ in Duqm.

For this project, GE will supply four TM2500 units capable of providing up to 80 megawatts (MW) of power.

GE is expected to commission the plant in as little as five months’ time. The facility will then be operated for a minimum of three years, until the area is connected to the main 400 kilovolts (kV) grid.

Often described as GE’s ‘Power Plant on Wheels’, the TM2500 aeroderivative gas turbine is an easy to install, fast power, complete turnkey energy solution that can be redeployed from one location to another. The TM2500 units will replace power currently generated by diesel generators in Duqm.