Technical Features
The power station consists of 11 units with a total capacity of 4,400 MW. After completing the third stage, the power station will consists of 14 units with total capacity of 5,600 MW, which makes it one of the largest fossil fuel-fired power stations in the world. The expansion will be built by Alstom and it expected to become operational by 2010. The oil for power production is supplied from Saudi Aramco by tankers.
The power station is connected to the 380 kV grid. The potable water is transferred via a 80 kilometres (50 mi) long water pipeline to the national water pipeline network. The power station provides the desalination facility with steam to heat the seawater distillers while reducing its own cooling demands.
Read more about this topic: Shoaiba Power And Desalination Plant
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