Power affects every aspect of daily life. Electricity supplies homes, work places, and the energy that sustains public amenities. Power drives Egypt’s economy. As a long-term partner f Egypt’s industry, Siemens makes energy economical and safe with solutions that cover all facets of electrical power generation, from turbines and generators to control and instrumentation equipments. Siemens’ scope also covers operation and maintenance as well as training programs in various fields of power plant technology.

Siemens improves the lives of Egyptians by participating in the power generation that drives Egypt’s infrastructure. Today the company generates approximately 40% of Egypt’s installed thermal power capacity, supplying electricity around the country by delivering highly reliable and durable turbines to power plants in locations such as Ataka, Damietta, Cairo West, Shoubra El Kheima, Sidi Krier and Ayoun Moussa. In addition, the group was awarded contracts to supply, erect and commission eight gas turbines with a total output of 2000 MW for the Combined Cycle Power Plant projects in Nubaria, Talkha and El-Kureimat.

Siemens technology boosts the productivity and competitiveness of power plants in sectors as diverse as textiles, paper, sugar, and chemicals. The company built Egypt’s first private sector power generation facility, MIDELEC, a 180 MW gas turbine power plant, under a 10-year operation and maintenance contract, undertaken by local engineers and technicians.

Bringing the company’s services ever closer to its customers, Siemens established a Regional Service Office in Cairo in 2000, to serve power plants in Egypt and in neighboring countries such as Syria, Jordan, Lebanon.

Siemens PG has the capacity to deliver turnkey construction and operation of power plants, plant design and total control of utilities. Siemens solutions modify and upgrade existing facilities, increasing plant efficiency, reliability and availability, while turbines set industry standards for quality, competitive costs, easy maintenance, and low emissions. As an example the group was awarded a contract for upgrading of the Instrumentation and Control Systems for Shoubra El-Kheima Power Plant, located in Cairo, thus enabling plant operation with improved efficiency, availability, reliability and reduced emissions.

The company assures long-term commitment to its customers by following up on plant performance, providing a comprehensive range of operation and maintenance strategies. Siemens delivers unrivalled after-sales service, ensuring customers optimize the output and efficiency of their infrastructure investments.

Siemens Power Generation aims to continue supplying Egypt with the energy to drive its society and economy, powering the country into the future

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