Medina-Yanbu Power Plant and Desalination Plant, Phase 2 in Saudi Arabia
Overview
The Medina-Yanbu Power Plant is a power plant made up of five oil-fired boiler units, turbines and seawater desalination facilities delivered in 1980.
The seawater desalination facilities employ the reverse osmosis method, which has a lower environmental impact than conventional methods and is able to produce purified water of extremely high quality.
Background to Introduction and Challenges Faced
After more than two decades of operation, boiler control equipment, turbine control equipment and control equipment for auxiliary facilities such as seawater desalination was upgraded to the state-of-the-art DIASYS Netmation system. To upgrade the control equipment without impeding the supply of highly-demanded water and electricity as much as possible, carrying out sequential work where one unit was upgraded over a short period while the other four units continued to operate was an absolute requirement for the project.
Effects of Introduction
Work on each unit to around three months, work on all units including upgrades to shared facilities was completed on schedule in just 17 months and handed over to the customer. The ability to take on the project in its entirety, from the design and manufacturing of control equipment that matched the requirements of existing equipment to on-site work, adjustments and trial operation, came down not only to our expertise in boiler and turbine control, but also our unique strength as a manufacturer familiar with plants.
System Configuration
