Siemens Energy provides long-term servicing for one of Africa’s largest petrochemical plants in Egypt

 

Siemens Energy provides long-term servicing for one of Africa’s largest petrochemical plants in Egypt

• Siemens Energy provides 10 year Preventive Service contract
• Underlines capabilities of Siemens Energy in supporting the petrochemical and downstream sectors
• Project will improve reliability and availability at the industrial complex in Egypt

Siemens Energy has signed a long-term preventive

maintenance contract

 

with the Egyptian Ethylene and Derivatives Company

(ETHYDCO), for its industrial complex in Alexandria, Egypt.

Siemens Energy will provide the manufacturer of petroleum

products, with a 10-year service contract covering three

Siemens SGT-800 industrial gas turbines, which have been

in operation since 2017.

As part of the agreement, Siemens Energy’s Industrial

Applications team will deliver the full spectrum of turnkey

outage services, spare parts and repairs for the gas

turbines, which are an essential component of the

company’s production processes. Currently, the power

plant produces 150 megawatts (MW) of electricity to power

ETHYDCO’s petrochemical complex in Alexandria, which is

the largest in Africa.

The collaboration between ETHYDCO and Siemens Energy

will allow the technical teams to conduct all preventive

checks, while unnecessary downtime is minimized.

“As a key contributor to the petrochemical and downstream

industries in Egypt, we focus on strengthening the all-

round efficiency and safety standards of our plants,” said

Ayman El-Shafei, Maintenance General Manager at

ETHYDCO. “Reducing unplanned downtime and increasing

the operational workflow is critical towards achieving our

production targets. The long-term preventive service

agreement with Siemens Energy is aligned with our strategy.”

Siemens Energy’s preventive maintenance solution

improves the reliability and availability of the gas turbines

by extending the duration between maintenance intervals,

thus leading to lower operational costs. In addition, the

preventive maintenance will help deliver additional

environmental benefits, by reducing annual carbon dioxide

emissions.

“This latest agreement with ETHYDCO is representative of

our growing relationship and symbolic of the benefits that

Siemens Energy’s service offerings can provide, not just in

terms of operational and availability improvements, but

also in terms of environmental benefits, with reduced

emissions,” said Ashraf Hamasa, Head of  Service & Digital

Business Unit at Siemens Energy in Egypt.

Siemens Energy has a strong presence in the oil and gas

industry in the Middle East. With its industrial applications

portfolio, the company offers products, integrated systems,

solutions and services for a variety of market segments.

Today, Siemens Energy is helping the global oil and gas

industry reduce CO2 emissions and improve efficiency –

ensuring a sustainable and more reliable energy supply.