Al Shuweihat S3 Power Plant Project

Construction of this Power Plant Project, located approximately 260m kilometres west of Abu Dhabi, UAE, included a power plant with an electrical capacity of 1,600 megawatts. There are also four gas turbines, six generators and two steam turbines.

The excavation itself was 100m by 60m at a ground level of +5.0m ACD. The excavation level was -9.7m ACD (14.7m depth), with side supports by diaphragm wall on three sides and cement bentonite wall on one side.

The scope of works undertaken by WJ included drilling and installation of the deepwells followed by commissioning, operation and maintenance of a deepwell dewatering system.

• MAIN CONTRACTOR: Soletanche Bachy
• CLIENT: Shuweihat Asia Power Company
• LOCATION: Ruwais, UAE