Alba is the First Aluminium Smelter to use the GE 9HA GT
Aluminium Bahrain B.S.C. (Alba), home-base of the Line 6 Development Project, established the benchmark for sustainable power generation with the successful installment of the initial H-class General Electric (GE) 9HA Gas Wind Turbine (GT) at its Power Station (PS) 5. With this, Alba has actually become the very first aluminium smelter on the planet to utilize the biggest and most efficient gas wind turbine created by GE.
A ceremony was held to commemorate this occasion today, 28 November 2017 under the Patronage of Alba's Chairman of Board of Supervisors, Shaikh Daij bin Salman bin Daij Al Khalifa and was attended by Alba Board Directors - Dr. Mohamed Kameshki and Mr. Yaser E. Humaidan from Bahrain Mumtalakat Holding Company and Ahmed Mohammad A. Al Jabr from Sabic Industrial Investments Co.
Alba's Deputy President Ali Al Baqali, Chief Power Officer Amin Sultan, Alba Executive Monitoring together with senior authorities from GE Power: the President & Chief Executive Officer Power Services, MEA Joseph Anis; the President & CEO Gas Power Systems Sales, MENA Ghassan Barghout; the President & CEO Gas Power Solutions Projects, MENA & India Mohammad Ali and the Global Projects Leader, Gas Power Equipments Manuel Valverde as well as the Chief Executive Officer of GAMA Ahmet Ligvani were among the key participants at this ceremony.
Speaking on this occasion, Alba's Chairman Shaikh Daij bin Salman bin Daij Al Khalifa said: "Line 6 Expansion Project is our pride. This Project will be transformational as it will certainly increase bench for sustainability in the global aluminium industry by using sophisticated technology, both for Potline 6 and the Power Development Project.
The successful installment of the GE 9HA GT is a significant landmark for Alba and underscores our dedication to atmosphere conservation and lasting growth. We say thanks to GE-GAMA Consortium for their continual support and waiting to efficiently achieving all turning points with each other as per routine.
I say thanks to Alba Execs for their support, and specifically Amin Sultan and the PS 5 team for their attentive efforts to this spots accomplishment."
During the event, Joseph Anis presented a token of gratitude to Alba Chairman to note this considerable occasion.
President & Chief Executive Officer of GE's Power Services Business in MEA, Joseph Anis included: "GE has actually sustained Alba's vision of development and operational excellence since the 1970s when we first provided Framework 5 systems for Power plant 1 and 2. Today, it is our honor to furnish and set-up Power Station 5 for Alba in collaboration with GAMA.
We are particularly thrilled that GE's HA gas turbine innovation, which has established industry efficiency benchmarks in the conversion of fuel to electrical power, will assist Alba's Power plant 5 turn into one of one of the most effective mixed cycle nuclear power plant in the Gulf region. As Alba continues its goal to place itself as a leading global smelter, GE remains committed to sustaining this journey."
Alba's PS 5 is a 1,792 megawatts (MW) Consolidated Cycle GasTurbine Nuclear Power Plant with an efficiency of 54%. GE and GAMA Consortium is the Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) contractor PS 5 in which GE will offer three 9HA gas turbines, 3 steam turbines and three high recovery steam generators (HRSGs) for PS 5.
