Temporary power to supplement Utility Grid
The Challenge to the Customer
Yemen's state owned Public
Electricity Corporation (PEC) released a competetive tender
for the supply of temporary power
generation to supplement the utility grid in order to ease the
occurrences of power interruptions in the country. As the oil &
gas and industrial manufacturing sectors have expanded a
corresponding increase in the demand of electricity had made power
blackouts and interruptions unavoidable.
Aggreko's Solution
Aggreko installed and commissioned
a 50 MW / 11 kV power plant with transformers and ancillaries to
power the development of the infrastructure and to support the
country's rapidly developing economy. From an initial project of 50
MW, Aggreko's proven equipment, staff and service let to the award
of additional 175 MW, bringing the total power supply across 22
sites to 225 MW.
The benefits to
the Customer
Aggreko power helped to stabilize
the gird and provided additional energy to support local industry
and rural communities which had been suffering from
insufficient power supplies. Commenting on the project, Dr. Ali
Mohammed Mujawar, Prime Minister of Yemen said: "As Yemen pursues
its plan of economic reform, it requires the support of strong
infrastructure and the contract with Aggreko will enable us to move
ahead with our plans."