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| Sumita Pawar |
"Billions of dollars have been invested in existing gas power plants around the Middle East and Africa. Plant owners and operators are always looking for ways to improve the operational performance of these assets. "The right services provided at the right time can help keep gas turbines running reliably and efficiently over their entire lifespans, which typically extend to 20 to 30 years or even said the report.
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General Electric Company's [GE’s] Jebel Ali Service Center houses two workshops, one each for gas turbines and generators. The facility offers advanced maintenance, testing, and repair solutions. Over the years, the centre has served more than 80 customers from over 35 countries from east to west, including Bangladesh, the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Nigeria, Peru, and many others. It has covered more than 4,000 square meters and represented an investment of over $11 million in 2006.
According to the report, "the only facility GE offers throughout MEA is the advantage of delivering faster services at competitive costs to customers in the region and beyond, while operating to the same ISO 9001 quality as well as ISO 14001 environment, health, and safety certifications."
Joseph Anis, president and CEO of Europe, the Middle East, and Africa at GE Gas Power, said: "GE’s Jebel Ali Service Center offers a full breadth of offerings for the power sector to meet the increasing needs for reliable, efficient, and sustainable electricity for a growing population." "Our core focus is on supporting our customers to ensure the seamless operations of their assets by providing swift maintenance and repair services distinguished by our commitment to quality, productivity, cost-effectiveness, and EHS standards."
GE’s M&D Center in Dubai is one of its industry-leading power generation equipment monitoring facilities, supporting the energy transition with reliable gas power services.
The center’s experts work with customers to increase uptime while reducing operations and maintenance expenses. Today, more than 950 power-producing utilities use the M&D Center’s monitoring services for over 6,000 power plant assets around the world.
The report further stated, "Globally, electricity and heat production account for up to 40 percent of carbon dioxide emissions; furthermore, there are still up to 770 million people in the world without reliable access to power, and the demand for electricity continues to grow." Reducing carbon emissions from the power sector will play a critical role in addressing climate change.
As GE accelerates efforts to reach its net-zero carbon emissions ambitions, there can be no doubt that the world needs to invest at scale and with speed in new renewable energy projects.
The report also brings forward the fact that these investments are not occurring fast enough. Renewable energy is expected to account for less than 50 percent of the total global electricity supply in 2040. Moreover, the challenge at hand is not as simple as solving for sustainability. where all must address the energy trilemma to achieve more reliable, affordable, and sustainable power while energy demand continues to rise.
By Sumita Pawar