India
based multinational Larsen & Toubro (L&T) will provide power and grid
solutions to Neom’s green hydrogen plant.
Larsen
& Toubro (L&T) specializes in engineering, procurement and construction
(EPC) projects.
The mega
plant at Neom is led by Neom Green Hydrogen Company (NGHC) and backed by a
£6.7bn investment.
The
facility is predicted to produce 600 tons a day of green hydrogen for global
export in the form of green ammonia.
The plant
is being built at Oxagon, the “industrial hub” of Neom, the $500b futuristic
planned smart city in Tabuk Province of oil rich Saudi Arabia.
Neom
Green Hydrogen Company (NGHC), a joint-venture between Neom, power and energy
multinational ACWA Power and industrial gas supplier Air Products, has
finalised an EPC agreement with Air Products as the contractor and system
integrator for the entire facility.
L&T’s
power transmission and distribution business will provide engineering,
procurement, and construction solutions for a 2.2 GWac (gigawatt alternating
current) PV (photovoltaic) solar plant, 1.65 GW wind generation balance of
plant and a 400 MWh battery energy storage system.
The firm
will also construct 380 kV switching stations, 306km of 380 kV overhead lines
and underground cabling required for Saudi Arabia’s grid network.
The scope
of the project also includes the energy power monitoring system (EPMS) for the
complete network.
The
scheme's £6.7bn investment entails financial agreements with 23 local,
regional, and international banks and investment firms.
Source:
https://www.newcivilengineer.com/
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