Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (Dewa) said it has recently signed a Dh193-million ($53 million) agreement with General Electric (GE) for extending the lifetime of the GE 9E gas turbines at E station at the Jebel Ali Power and Desalination Station.

The agreement also includes Advanced Gas Path techniques and applications for reducing nitrogen oxides (DLN1).

All the three GE 9E gas turbines had been installed at E Station in 1989 and were the first large gas turbines to be set up at Jebel Ali, said a statement from Dewa.

The work on the project is scheduled to start in the first quarter of next year and is due for completion in early 2021, it added.

Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, the managing director and CEO of Dewa, said: "The project is in the line with the vision of HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, to promote sustainable development in Dubai, and achieve the UAE Centennial 2071 to make the UAE the best country in the world in every aspect."

"The agreement aims to increase energy production, improve efficiency and reduce carbon emissions in the future. It supports our efforts to achieve the Dubai Carbon Abatement Strategy, as well as improving Dewa’s production efficiency, which increased by 28.86 per cent between 2006 and 2017," he added.

Nasser Lootah, the executive vice-president of generation (Power and Water) at Dewa, said under this agreement, the project will be implemented from 2019 to 2021.

"The necessary improvements will be made to extend the life cycle of the gas turbines for an additional 12 years, increase production, improve efficiency and reduce emissions from these turbines," he added.-TradeArabia News Service