Emerson nets Jordan power plant contract
11 Feb 2010
Austin, Texas – China Shandong Third Electric Power Construction Corp. (SEPCOIII) has awarded Emerson Process Management a contract to install its PlantWeb digital plant architecture with the Ovation control system at the new Samra Combined-cycle Power Plant in Zarka, Jordan. The plant is owned by the Samra Electric Power Generating Co. (SEPGCO), which currently generates an estimated 25% of the total electricity consumed in Hashemite Kingdom. The facility is due to be operational in June 2010.
SEPGCO is currently converting two GE 9E combustion turbines (100 MW each) that have been operating as separate simple-cycle gas units since 2008 into a single 300-MW combined-cycle plant equipped with two heat recovery steam generators and one 100-MW steam turbine.
Emerson’s current contract calls for the Ovation system to monitor and control the heat recovery steam generators, Dongfang steam turbine and balance of plant processes, as well as interface to the existing gas turbine controls. It will supply a total of six Ovation controllers and eight workstations, and the Ovation system will manage more than 3,300 I/O points.
Under the contract, Emerson will also supply its AMS Suite predictive maintenance software, which will provide operators with data from HART intelligent field devices throughout the plant. For new plant construction, the software streamlines device configuration and commissioning, and will later provide online access to instrument and valve process information, diagnostic status information, and automatic documentation of field device maintenance information
“We researched alternatives and selected Emerson based on the Ovation system’s long track record of proven reliability and ease of operation,” said Qinhe Xiao, China SEPCOIII, who notes that two other gas turbines at the site are already controlled by Ovation. “Emerson also has the expertise and resources to help our personnel ramp up quickly to achieve our goal of delivering to the region a reliable power supply at a competitive price.”
