01 August 2020

Alec unit inks MEA energy storage deal with Swedish firm

Dubai-based Alec Energy says it has joined forces with Swedish company Azelio for development and installation of energy storage in the Middle East and Africa ​​​​​​​region.

An award-winning solar company, Alec Energy is a business division of Alec Engineering and Contracting that offers a complete spectrum of services, from concept to commissioning, operations and maintenance of solar photovoltaic (PV) projects.

The MoU covers a collaboration over 49 MW installed capacity of Azelio’s thermal energy storage until 2025, says Alec Energy.

As per the deal, Alec Energy and Azelio will supply electricity and heat to commercial and industrial clients using Azelio’s long-duration thermal energy storage.

Azelio specialises in thermal energy storage with dispatchable and low-cost stirling-based electricity and heat production. The technology is revolutionary for its unique capability to produce electricity and heat from the storage at 13 hours on nominal power. Its storage technology can be coupled to solar PV, wind power, or any other energy source, store the energy in recycled aluminium and supply renewable power, as heat and electricity, on demand around the clock.

The signed MoU frameworks a collaboration over 49 MW until 2025, starting with 150 kW in 2021, followed by 4 MW in 2022, 7 MW in 2023, 13 MW in 2024 and 25 MW in 2025. 

A unit of the Investment Corporation of Dubai, Alec Engineering and Contracting offers a complete turnkey solution for both rooftop and ground-mounted solar PV plants.

 

KCPC clinches Sabah Al Ahmad City project work

The Kuwait Company for Process Plant Construction & Contracting (KCPC) says it has been awarded a KD4.4-million ($14.2 million) contract for asphalt paving and maintenance works within Sabah Al Ahmad City Sector B.

As per the deal awarded by Kuwait’ Public Authority for Housing Welfare, the entire work will be completed within a period of 14 months.

A pioneer and leader in building, civil construction and infrastructure development, KCPC is a professionally managed ISO 9001:2015, ISO 14001:2015 and OHSAS 18001:2008 certified company involved in executing turnkey projects for large and complicated projects.

 

Linxon wins contract for four turnkey substations in Iraq

Linxon, a joint venture between leading engineering group SNC-Lavalin and technology leader ABB, has won an order of around $80 million from the Ministry of Electricity in Iraq for delivery of four turnkey 132/33 kV GIS substations. The contract forms part of the Electricity Sector Reconstruction Project (Phase Two) financed by Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA).

The delivery includes all needed equipment (high-voltage 132 kV GIS, 132/33 kV power transformers, 33 kV switchgear, control and protection system, communication system etc) as well as design, civil construction works, installation and commissioning. The delivery time is 18 months and the project will start imminently.

“We are honoured to have received this mandate and are grateful for the collaboration and support by JICA in financing this project,” says Frédéric Tréfois, CEO of Linxon. “This type of EPC (engineering, procurement and construction) project truly demonstrates the confidence of our clients in our comprehensive offering and our ability to deliver enhanced value. We have a good relationship and long-standing experience working with the Ministry of Electricity in Iraq in helping the country to ramp up its electricity capacity.”

Linxon commenced operations on September 1, 2018, undertaking turnkey electrical alternating current substation projects related to renewable and conventional power generation, power transmission and transportation solutions.

 

Doosan Heavy secures $58m UAE power equipment order

South Korea’s Doosan Heavy Industries & Construction Company has secured a contract worth 70 billion won ($58 million) for the supply of power-generating equipment for a project in the UAE, reported Pulse News.

As per the deal, Doosan will provide a 270-MW steam turbine and a 540-MW generator for a liquefied natural gas (LNG) combined-cycle power plant under construction in Fujairah. South Korea`s Samsung C&T Corp is participating in the 2,400 MW power plant project as an engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contractor, it added.

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