Mitsubishi Power, a power solutions brand of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI), has received two major orders in cooperation with Doosan Enerbility to supply six state-of-the-art M501JAC gas turbines, generators, and auxiliary equipment for the Rumah-1 and Al-Nairyah-1 Independent Power Plant (IPP) projects.

The Rumah-1 and Al-Nairyah-1 power plants, located in the central and eastern regions of Saudi Arabia, will be developed by a consortium comprising the Saudi Electricity Company (SEC), ACWA Power, and Korea Electric Power Corporation (KEPCO).

The power plants will deliver a combined 3.6 GW, accounting for nearly 2.5 per cent of the national grid’s capacity.

These baseload plants will ensure grid stability while supporting the growing integration of renewable energy sources, which are becoming an increasing share of the kingdom’s energy mix.

The M501JAC turbines, renowned for their high efficiency, reliability, and operational flexibility, will be assembled in the kingdom at Mitsubishi Power Saudi Arabia’s Dammam factory.

The 17,730-sq-m facility provides services for key gas turbine components and features a majority of Saudi employees, in line with Mitsubishi Power’s Saudi National programme.

Under the supervision of the Ministry of Energy, the Rumah-1 and Al-Nairyah-1 power plants will play an integral role in Saudi Arabia’s energy mix plan, which aims to integrate renewable energy and natural gas to each account for 50 per cent of the kingdom’s electricity generation by 2030.