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For its path-breaking achievement as Jordans first independent power plant, and for its outstanding safety record, the AES Amman East Power Plant is a POWER Top Plant. AES Corp., which built the plant and is a majority owner, is a diversified power generation and distribution company based in Arlington, Va. Founded in 1981 as one of the first independent power producers in the U.S., the company helped pioneer private investment in power generation and distribution in many countries. The company ranks as one of the worlds leading power companies and operates in both stable and high-growth markets, with operating capabilities across diverse fuel types and technologies. As of this past June, the company had assets worth $45 billion and an installed generating capacity of 38,400 MW in 23 countries. Its 2012 revenues were $18 billion.
venture between AES Oasis Ltd. and Mitsui & Co. Ltd. The power station is located at Al Manakher, some 8 miles east of the nations capital, Amman (Figure 1).
1. Baseload in 15 minutes. The AES Amman East power plants gas turbines are V94.2 Ansaldo turbines manufactured by Ansaldo Energia SPA under license from Siemens AG. The turbine offers full speed and no load in less than 5 minutes and baseload conditions 15 minutes later. Courtesy: AES Corp. The combined cycle power station includes two gas turbines, two steam boilers, and one steam turbine generator, plus auxiliary facilities, including administrative offices, plant control room, warehousing facilities, and workshops. The plants gas turbines are V94.2 Ansaldo turbines manufactured by Ansaldo Energia SPA under a license from Siemens AG. The turbine offers full speed and no load in less than 5 minutes, and baseload conditions about 15 minutes later. It also offers fuel flexibility for a variety of fuels and characteristics, from naphtha to heavy oil, and fuel gas from sources as diverse as refineries and blast furnaces. An Ansaldo Energiadesigned burner reduces NOx emissions in fuel gas mode, meaning the machine is capable of achieving emission levels lower than 30 mg/Nm3, albeit with a small derate in power output. The total worldwide installed capacity of the Ansaldo 94.2 gas turbine is around 15,100 MW, all of which is outside of North America and from the UK to Bangladesh. The plant also provides black-start capability from two 2.4-MW diesel generators. Heat recovery steam generators for the Amman East plant were supplied by Doosan Heavy Industries. The steam turbine was manufactured by Fuji Electric System Co. The plants distributed control system was supplied by Emerson. Agreements require Amman East to operate at an average lifetime equivalent availability factor of no less than 90%. The plant is expected to operate primarily on natural gas from an Egyptian pipeline, but it is capable of switching to diesel fuel oil if needed. Jordan began importing natural gas from Egypt in 2003 and most of its generation units now operate on this fuel. Future thermal generation will largely use natural gas but will be complemented by renewable sources such as wind. Power plant operations at Amman East commenced in two stages. The first simple cycle generation, with 247 MW of capacity, began in July 2008. The combined cycle phase, with a contracted 370 MW of capacity, began in August 2009. Electricity generated by the plant is sold under a 25-year power purchase agreement with NEPCO, which also serves as the fuel provider under a 25-year agreement. Water is provided by the Water Authority of Jordan. The plant is designed to operate as a zero-discharge facility. Multiple sources provided construction financing, including the Overseas Private Investment Corp., the European Bank for Reconstruction & Development, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp., the Japan Bank for International Cooperation, the World Bank, the Europe Arab Bank, and Mashreq Bank. The project was completed $15 million under budget. In early 2012, the Qatar Electricity and Water Co. Q.S.C. became a partial owner through an investment in AES Oasis. David Wagman is content director for ELECTRIC POWER, which will be held Apr. 13, 2014, in New Orleans. 1.