The €480 million contract will see Siemens supply two SGT5-4000F gas turbines, two air cooled generators, two heat recovery generators, the low-voltage electrical systems and the SPPA-T3000 power plant instrumentation and control system. In addition, Siemens will also perform plant maintenance under a 12-year service contract, with the Siemens share of the deal amounting to approximately €250 million.

Korea’s Samsung Engineering and Construction will perform integration of the InterGen steam turbine generators and will supply main and auxiliary systems, and perform civil and assembly work for the project.

The start of commercial operation for the plant, located on the artificial Jurong Island in the south-west of the city state, is scheduled for spring 2010.