ALSTOM has won a large contract worth €170 million ($229 million) to supply steam turbine generators for the Shuqaiq power plant in Saudi Arabia.

It was selected by lead contractor Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) to supply four 720 MW steam turbine generator sets for the Shuqaiq plant which is due to enter commercial operation in 2017. Alstom’s contract includes the engineering, manufacturing, supply and field services for all four steam turbines and generators, and will also include all direct control and auxiliary systems.

Located on the western Red Sea coast, the 2,650-MW power plant will be among the world’s most efficient facilities run on heavy fuel oil. With the Alstom machines at its core, Shuqaiq will help Saudi Arabia expand its power generation base while minimising environmental impact.

The new contract comes just five months after Alstom was picked to supply five 620 MW steam turbines and generators, super-critical boilers as well as electrostatic precipitators and flue gas desulphurisation systems for the Yanbu Three plant in Saudi Arabia.