GE’s four 9F Gas Turbines Operational at Baghdad Power Plant

GE and Mass Group Holding (MGH) have commenced simple cycle commercial operations of four advanced GE 9F gas turbines under phase I of the Ministry of Electricity’s (MOE) Baghdad Power Plant in Besmaya. The facility is the first one to be developed by an independent power producer on a build-own-operate (BOO).

The project is being constructed by and will also be operated by MGH and will add 3,000 MW of power to the grid when fully operational. The second phase of the project is expected to be operations till 2018.

GE is supplying eight 9F.03 gas turbines and four D200 steam turbines for the Besmaya plant, which will be the first power generation project in Iraq to use advanced F-class turbines. GE’s 9F.03 heavy-duty gas turbine delivers efficiency, flexible operations and reliability in one proven solution. With more than 99 percent reliability and broad fuel flexibility, it delivers consistent performance in diverse applications. GE has more than 200 F-class installed units worldwide, with an excess of 12 million operating hours.

After completion the Baghdad Power Plant will take the total power produced by MGH in Iraq to 7,000 MW. GE has already delivered advanced equipment for MGH’s power plants in Erbil, Sulaymaniyah and Dohuk, which together have an installed capacity of 4,000 MW.