The site is about 10 km east of Tunis. Sumitomo is providing balance of plant and undertaking civil and installation work. MHPS is supplying an M701F gas turbine and a steam turbine, while Mitsubishi Electric is the generator supplier. The heat recovery steam generator is being manufactured by MHPS Europe, which has also signed a six-year maintenance contract for the power plant.
Once in commercial operation, expected summer 2020, the new plant will account for about 10% of Tunisia’s installed capacity.
Back in the 1980s, MHI/MHPS delivered gas and oil fired boilers and steam turbines for the first two units at the Rades site, which remain in operation and are recording high availability.
