The delivery of two 75-tonne combustion turbine exhaust gas diverters is the next step in achieving hot metal in 2010 and when the power plant is complete, it will be of the largest, single-site combined cycle power plants in the world.
The construction dock in Al Taweelah was specially constructed for the EMAL complex by ADPC for the offloading of heavy and oversized equipment without the use of cranes. The berthing dock will receive more deliveries in the next few months, including 280 tonne combustion turbines and 220 tonne generators, as well as steam turbine equipment.
"This first successful delivery of equipment to the construction dock in Al Taweelah gives us confidence that all future deliveries to the EMAL smelter will be well supported by ADPC's port facilities." said Duncan Hedditch, EMAL CEO.
The diverters were manufactured in Bahrain and are used to direct the flow of exhaust gases from the combustion turbines. Once complete, the power plant will generate enough electricity for the planned production output of 700,000 tonnes of aluminium per annum.
The EMAL 6kmē production facility in Taweelah, Abu Dhabi, is currently being built in two phases and is set to become the world's fifth largest aluminium producer. Phase One, currently on schedule to be completed by 2010, will have a production output of 700,000 tonnes. At full capacity, it will boast an output of 1.4 million tonnes of primary aluminium for the world's manufacturing, packaging and construction sectors.
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The Emirates Aluminium (EMAL) smelter currently under construction in Abu Dhabi has successfully received the first delivery of General Electric equipment at the Abu Dhabi Ports Company (ADPC) berthing dock in Al Taweelah.
Duncan Hedditch, EMAL CEO said the first delivery to the custom built berthing dock in Al Taweelah was a success.
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About the company:
EMAL is a joint venture (JV) between Dubai Aluminium Company Limited (DUBAL) and Mubadala Development Company (Mubadala) and was established in February 2007 to construct what will become the world's largest single site aluminium smelter complex. The project will be built in two phases and utilise Emirati-developed technology. At the end of phase one in 2010, EMAL will produce 700,000 tonnes of aluminium per annum and 1.4 million tonnes annually at the end of phase two. The aluminium complex, a 6sq km site in the Khalifa Port Industrial Zone in Taweelah, half way between Abu Dhabi and Dubai, will produce primary aluminium with a product mix of sow, standard ingot, billet, tee ingots and sheet ingot.
Being the largest industrial project in the UAE outside the oil and gas industry, the project will encourage economic diversification, creating downstream opportunities. This development will benefit the UAE economy, employing more than 14,000 local and international contractors/staff during construction and 2000 people direct employment during operations.
EMAL adheres to strict environmental standards set by the Abu Dhabi Environmental Agency, with state-of the-art emission control equipment including sulphur-dioxide scrubbers, the latest potroom gas treatment technology, the best-available gas turbine systems, and cooling towers to eliminate thermal stress on local marine life.
For further Information, please contact:
• Rosine Feghali, Emirates Aluminium
Tel: 02 509 2290
• Antony Newton/Kate Taylor, Impact Porter Novelli-Dubai
Tel: 04 330 4030
EMAL is a joint venture (JV) between Dubai Aluminium Company Limited (DUBAL) and Mubadala Development Company (Mubadala) and was established in February 2007 to construct what will become the world's largest single site aluminium smelter complex. The project will be built in two phases and utilise Emirati-developed technology. At the end of phase one in 2010, EMAL will produce 700,000 tonnes of aluminium per annum and 1.4 million tonnes annually at the end of phase two. The aluminium complex, a 6sq km site in the Khalifa Port Industrial Zone in Taweelah, half way between Abu Dhabi and Dubai, will produce primary aluminium with a product mix of sow, standard ingot, billet, tee ingots and sheet ingot.
Being the largest industrial project in the UAE outside the oil and gas industry, the project will encourage economic diversification, creating downstream opportunities. This development will benefit the UAE economy, employing more than 14,000 local and international contractors/staff during construction and 2000 people direct employment during operations.
EMAL adheres to strict environmental standards set by the Abu Dhabi Environmental Agency, with state-of the-art emission control equipment including sulphur-dioxide scrubbers, the latest potroom gas treatment technology, the best-available gas turbine systems, and cooling towers to eliminate thermal stress on local marine life.
For further Information, please contact:
• Rosine Feghali, Emirates Aluminium
Tel: 02 509 2290
• Antony Newton/Kate Taylor, Impact Porter Novelli-Dubai
Tel: 04 330 4030
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