The main contract was signed in December 2017 between the General Electricity Company of Libya (GECOL) and the consortium of Siemens Energy Global GmbH & Co. – ENKA İnşaat ve Sanayi A.Ş. (ENKA). The works within the scope of the main contract were successfully completed and handed over to the owner in February 2023.

The project was based on a power island configuration featuring 2 sets of Siemens SGT5-PAC 4000F gas turbines and turbine generators units, providing a gross output capacity of up to 650 MW.

The plant was constructed on a lump sum turnkey basis and the scope of the consortium includes engineering, procurement, construction and commissioning to ensure the power plant operates safely and reliably under all conditions, in accordance with the terms of the EPC contract.

In addition to the main contract scope, the consortium was awarded a variation order in May 2023 for the engineering, procurement, construction and commissioning of a light distillate oil (LDO) treatment plant and a hydrogen generation system.

The gas turbines are dual-fuel engines capable of operating on two types of fuel: natural gas as the primary fuel and light distillate oil as the backup.

ENKA’s scope of work consists of design, detailed engineering, procurement, delivery of all project material, installation and construction, interconnection, pre-comissioning, comissioning & Start-up, demonstration of parallel operation with the grid at the required net output, performance testing, training of the operating and maintenance personnel, and preparation of integrated operation and maintenance manuals according to the division of work with Siemens for the power plant.

Siemens scope of supply, the simple cycle power island part of the plant, is made up of sets 2 consists of Siemens gas turbine (SGT5-4000F), Siemens gas turbine generator (SGen5-2000H), auxiliaries and mechanical systems (base module, dual fuel module, air intake structure, exhaust gas diffuser, generator cooling fin-fan cooler, lube oil fin-fan cooler, seal oil fin-fan cooler, compressor cleaning unit, etc.), electrical equipment and control system (GT control system, 2 power control centers, SEE/SFC transformers, CEMS unit, DCS system, etc).