Ras Al-Khair Power and Desalination Plant
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| Coordinates | 27 ° 32 '12 " N , 49 ° 8' 20" E | ||
| place | Ras Al-Khair | ||
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| Type | Combined cycle power plant | ||
| Primary energy | natural gas | ||
| power | 2400 | ||
| operator | Saline Water Conversion Corporation | ||
| Project start | 2011 | ||
| Start of operations | April 2014 | ||
The Ras Al-Khair Power and Desalination Plant ( Arabic محطة رأس الخير لتحلية المياه وإنتاج الطاقة, DMG Maḥaṭṭat Raʾs al-Ḫair li-taḥliyat al-miyāh wa-intāǧ aṭ-ṭāqa ) is a Saudi Arabian power plant and seawater desalination plant in Ras Al-Khair . It is located on the east coast of Saudi Arabia on the Persian Gulf . The plant is operated by the Saline Water Conversion Corporation. The power plant started operations in April 2014. Since 2017 it has been the largest seawater desalination plant in the world. The plant has an electrical output of 2400 MW . In 2015 the plant won the “Desalination Plant of the Year” award.
history
Construction of the plant began in 2011. The first fresh water production was originally planned for the end of 2013. It then took place in early 2015. Commercial operation has been taking place since March 2016.
The main contractors were Doosan Group and Saudi Archirodon. Doosan signed the contracts in September 2010. Other contractors were the Fluid Equipment Development Company for the energy recovery system, Siemens for the generators, turbines and accessories, and Hyosung for the motors.
The plant has created 3,500 jobs.
business
The salt water for the plant is taken from the Persian Gulf . The plant comprises 12 gas turbines . The five steam turbines each get their steam from the waste heat from two gas turbine combined cycle power plants . It consists of eight multi-stage flashing units and 17 reverse osmosis units . The fresh water obtained is pumped through pipelines to Riyadh and Hafr al-Batin . Part of the stream and fresh water is used in the neighboring alumina melt. Of the 2400 MW of electricity produced by the system, 200 MW are already consumed by the system itself. The wastewater from the plant is processed in its own sewage treatment plant and fed into the Persian Gulf.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Obaid Al-Suhaymi: World's largest hybrid desalination plant starts pumping - ASHARQ AL-AWSAT English . In: ASHARQ AL-AWSAT English , April 23, 2014. Archived from the original on February 2, 2017. Retrieved January 20, 2017.
- ↑ Largest water desalination plant . In: Guinness World Records . Retrieved January 20, 2017.
- ↑ 2015 Nominations Winners Global Water Awards ( en ) In: www.globalwaterawards.com . Archived from the original on February 2, 2017. Retrieved January 20, 2017.
- ↑ Imran Syed: Saudi desalination tech wins global recognition . In: Saudi Gazette , October 26, 2015. Retrieved January 20, 2017.
- ↑ a b c Ras Al Khair Desalination Plant . In: Water Technology . Retrieved January 20, 2017.
- ↑ CW Staff: Largest desalination plans in world 75% complete . In: www.constructionweekonline.com , June 9, 2013. Retrieved January 20, 2017.
- ^ A b Anthony Bennett: Innovations and training in desalination - Filtration + Separation . In: www.filtsep.com , Elsevier Ltd. Retrieved January 20, 2017.
- ^ Ajaz Ali: Multi-commodity minerals hub to contribute $ 9b annually to non-oil GDP - Saudi Gazette . In: Saudi Gazette , November 27, 2016. Retrieved January 20, 2017.
- ↑ Anthony Bennett: Current challenges in energy recovery for desalination - Filtration + Separation . In: www.filtsep.com , Elsevier Ltd, November 27, 2014. Accessed January 20, 2017.
- ↑ Ras Al-Khair's power plant to generate more jobs (en) . In: Arab News , February 19, 2014. Retrieved January 20, 2017.
- ↑ Anthony Bennett: Advances in desalination energy recovery technologies - World Pumps . In: www.worldpumps.com , Elsevier Ltd. Retrieved January 20, 2017.