Alba marks important milestone in PS5 Block 4 Project with the arrival of Mitsubishi Power M701JAC Gas Turbine
(Alba), one of the world's largest aluminium smelters, marked a new milestone in its Power Station 5 (PS5) Block 4 Project with the arrival of Mitsubishi Power's M701JAC Gas Turbine (GT) on 16 October 2023.
- (Alba), one of the world's largest aluminium smelters, marked a new milestone in its Power Station 5 (PS5) Block 4 Project with the arrival of Mitsubishi Power's M701JAC Gas Turbine (GT) on 16 October 2023.
- The M701JAC GT is the first-of-its-kind in the world GT manufactured for a primary aluminium smelter and installed in the Kingdom of Bahrain.
- Mr. Takashi Tozawa, Senior Fellow, Senior General Manager, GTCC Business Division of Energy Systems at MHI added:"Today, marks an important milestone in our growing partnership with Alba, with the on-schedule progress and arrival of Mitsubishi Power advanced JAC gas turbine to Alba's new Combined Cycle Gas Turbine Block 4 in Power Station 5.
- Alba's PS5 Block 4 Expansion Project is the addition of a fourth Block of similar combined cycle configuration with 680.9 megawatts (MW) M701JAC Gas Turbine Combined Cycle and includes tie into the existing 220kV Substation.