Tuesday, May 14th, 2019
POWERPLANT Emirates Global Aluminum (EGA) and Siemens have signed a 20-year service agreement for a new power block in the UAE, where Siemens will use H-class turbine technology for the first time in global aluminium smelting industry. Under the terms of the agreement, Siemens will provide maintenance and repairs as well as onsite personnel support for the gas turbine and its generator at the planned 600MW combined cycle project feeding EGA’s Jebel Ali power plant in Dubai. Due to increasing demand from major industries, aluminium market is projected to grow significantly, witnessing an annual growth rate of 6.48 per cent until the end of 2023, according to the Aluminum Market Research Report.
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