Doosan Enerbility said on the 15th it signed a contract with a consortium led by Korea Western Power (KOWEPO) to build the Duqm gas-fired combined-cycle power plant in Oman. The contract is worth about 530 billion won.
In this project, Doosan Enerbility will form a consortium with SEPCO-3, a power plant construction specialist, to carry out engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) on a turnkey basis. It will also manufacture and supply the core power plant equipment—steam turbines and generators—and aims to complete the project in 2029.
The plant will be built with a generation capacity of 870 megawatts (MW) in the Duqm economic zone, about 550 kilometers south of Muscat, the capital of Oman. Once completed, the gas-fired combined-cycle plant is expected to meet rising power demand in southern Oman and help improve the stability of power supply.
The client is a consortium comprising Korea Western Power (KOWEPO), Nebras Power of Qatar, EUDC, a development and investment subsidiary of the Abu Dhabi Water and Electricity Authority, and Bahwan Infrastructure Services (BIS · Bahwan Infrastructure Services) of Oman. Doosan Enerbility plans to execute the project based on its EPC capabilities and experience supplying power plant equipment.
Lee Hyun-ho, head of the Plant EPC BG at Doosan Enerbility, said, "We won this project based on our accumulated experience executing projects in the Middle East and our EPC capabilities," adding, "With demand for power plant construction expected to continue for stable electricity supply in the Middle East, including Oman, we will expand additional business opportunities by successfully carrying out this project."