A 1,500 MW addition to Egypt's national generation capacity, delivered first as a fast-track simple cycle plant and then converted to combined cycle on an operating asset.
Employer of record
Orascom Construction
Owner
Upper Egypt Electricity Production
Main contractor
Orascom Construction
Location
Assiut, Egypt
Duration
Eight years continuous
1,500 MW1,500 MWGeneration capacity
8 years8 yearsContinuous on site
44Tank service categories
Project overview
A 1,500 MW addition to Egypt's national generation capacity, delivered first as a fast-track simple cycle plant and subsequently converted to combined cycle.
Mechanical responsibility covered the full balance-of-plant scope, taking the plant tank farm, process and utility piping systems, rotating equipment and structural steel through testing, mechanical completion and pre-commissioning.
Scope of work
Storage tanks
Demineralised water tanks
Condensate storage tanks
Fire water storage tanks
Diesel fuel storage tanks
Tank foundations, fit-up, welding and hydrotesting
Piping systems
Steam and condensate piping
Cooling water piping
Firefighting piping networks
Process and utility piping
Pipe supports and modular steelwork
Pickling and passivation of stainless systems
Equipment & completion
Pumps, heat exchangers and valves
Lube oil and closed cooling water systems
Service water, compressed air and chemical dosing
Structural steel and equipment foundations
Hydrotesting and mechanical completion
Pre-commissioning support
Why it matters
01Eight years of continuous mechanical construction leadership on a single asset
02Complete tank farm erection across four service categories
03Both greenfield erection and brownfield conversion of an operating plant
04Full balance-of-plant mechanical ownership through pre-commissioning
