Shuwaikh Power Plant Construction Project in Kuwait
In 2007, HPI was awarded a major turn-key power plant project in Kuwait; the Port of Shuwaikh Emergency Power Plant. This plant is located in the middle of Kuwait City and shares its footprint with not only the Port, but the city’s main desalinization plant. Heading a consortium effort which included SWES and Alghanim International, HPI was able to meet all project requirements and complete the peak power plant in just over 6 months. The project team utilized its multi-faceted and time tested personnel which became essential to completing a project of this scale and magnitude. As a Kuwaiti company, Alghanim worked directly with the Kuwaiti Ministry of Electricity and Water to help facilitate approvals and expedite processes. Additionally, Alghanim supplied the local labor force throughout the project. Without good chemistry from these three companies, the Shuwaikh power plant would not have been such a successful HPI endeavor.
HPI began life as an Instrumentation and Controls company, so it was natural for it to supply the Supervisory Control System (SCS/DCS) for both the Shuwaikh and Sabiya Peak Power Plants,. This system monitors and/or controls the six LM6000 Gas Turbines, Air Inlet Chillers, Gas Compressors, and miscellaneous balance of plant equipment associated with this sophisticated power plant. The Balance of Plant (BOP) and many other custom electrical panels for the plant were also built directly by HPI. The BOP panels are used to carry out control of miscellaneous items of plant equipment. For the Sabiya project HPI also manufactured the Transformer Protection Panels (TPP) that were required for the plant.
HPI was tasked Room equipment, consisting of six (8) displays for plant control, and two (2) 42” plasma monitors to show plant status. Along with the displays, HPI also supplied requisite control furniture, desks and consoles for both plants.
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