A consortium of Mitsubishi Power (leader) and Kuwait company HEISCO (Heavy Engineering Industries and Shipbuilding Co) is working on the upgrade, rehabilitation and optimisation of eight boilers at the Az-Zour South power station, with the aim of recovering steam generation capacity, contributing to increased grid reliability and supporting Kuwait’s growing power needs. By replacing deteriorated boiler components with new and upgraded components, and improving boiler operation optimisation by upgrading control systems and combustion systems, it is anticipated that this large-scale rehabilitation project, contracted by the Kuwait Ministry of Electricity & Water & Renewable Energy will result in increased boiler efficiency.
The eight steam power generation units at Az-Zour South, fuelled principally with liquid fossil fuels, as well as gas, were built in the mid 1980s and, with a total installed capacity of 2400 MWe, were a cornerstone of Kuwait’s energy infrastructure.
Mitsubishi Power’s scope includes provision of a new distributed control system (DCS) as well as NOx and particulate matter reduction technologies, which “align with Kuwait Environmental Public Authority (KEPA) goals for emission reduction in the country.”
As well as the eight steam plants, the Az Zour South site also includes four simple
cycle gas turbine power plants and several combined cycle plants (two 2×1 and one single shaft).
