DOHA: GE Power hosted ‘Qatar Power Technology Day’ in Doha, highlighting innovations that can help unlock further productivity, flexibility and operational efficiency for the country’s energy ecosystem in line with Qatar’s National VisIon 2030. The event was hosted in collaboration with the United States Embassy in Qatar and was attended by senior officials of the Ministry of Energy and Industry, Kahramaa, Qatar Electricity and Water Company (QEWC), and other energy sector stakeholders.
Underlining GE Power’s commitment to supporting Qatar’s power sector, the event featured in-depth discussions on trends and technologies driving the transformation of the energy ecosystem; advanced power generation technology offering greater operational flexibility and unprecedented levels of efficiency; battery storage solutions that can support the growth of renewable energy; and upgrade solutions that can help to enhance the efficiency of the existing installed base of power generation assets.
Ghassan Barghout, President and CEO of GE’s Gas Power Systems Sales, in the Middle East and North Africa said,“The efficient use of resources to best serve current and future generations is an important objective of the Qatar National Vision 2030. GE’s advanced portfolio of power generation solutions, strong execution capabilities and 40 years of contributions to the development of Qatar’s energy ecosystem uniquely position us to deliver unprecedented levels of efficiency and operational flexibility to help meet this objective to the benefit of communities, businesses and industries across Qatar.” The breakthrough technologies showcased at the event included GE’s HA technology – the world’s most efficient heavy-duty gas turbine.
The technology has now helped to deliver two world records - one for achieving 63.08 percent gross efficiency at Chubu Electric Nishi-Nagoya Power Plant Block-1 in Japan and another for helping EDF’s Bouchain Power Plant achieve 62.22 percent net combined cycle efficiency in France. It has thus been recognized for record-setting efficiency in both 60 hertz and 50 hertz markets. Today, the HA has achieved more than 170,000 operating hours and is the fastest growing fleet of gas turbines in the world with over 80 units ordered by more than 25 customers across more than 15 countries, including the United States, Mexico, Brazil, Pakistan, Japan, Bahrain, China, France and others.
GE’s journey in Qatar began over 40 years ago and its investments in the country include the GE Advanced Technology and Research Center (GEATRC) at the QSTP.
