Saudi Electricity Company is turning to longtime partner General Electric (GE) for help in quickly meeting the rising demand for fast power in isolated desert areas. Saudi Electricity has ordered six more of GE’s trailer-mounted, fast-starting TM2500+ mobile aero derivative gas turbine packages for existing power plant locations in Jizan and Tabouk. With ‘black-start’ capability, these proven turbines can serve as emergency generators in the event of a power outage. This order follows the successful 2015 commissioning of five TM2500+ units throughout Saudi Arabia. The new TM2500+ mobile packages have been produced and are expected to be shipped to the site locations shortly. Each gas turbine can deliver around 30 MW, totaling approximately 180 MW, and will be able to provide the equivalent power needed to supply nearly 70,000 Saudi homes. Today, GE’s advanced turbines support power generation in over 40 SEC sites in the Kingdom. GE currently has an installed base of more than 550 GE turbines generating over half of Saudi’s electricity and has advanced technology that supports the production of 180 million liters of water daily, delivered to the country’s most remote locations. (Times of Oman)