# GE and Sumitomo sign PPA with SEWA for 1.8 GW combined cycle power plant in Sharjah

GE and Sumitomo Corporation signed a 25-year Power Purchase Agreement with Sharjah Electricity and Water Authority (SEWA) to develop, build and operate a 1.8 GW combined cycle power plant in Hamriyah, Sharjah. The plant will use three GE HA gas turbines and is expected to be the most efficient in the Middle East. First block to come online in May 2021.

- Type: Contract
- Announced: 2019-01-29
- Where: Hamriyah, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 1.8 GW
- Products: combined cycle power plant, HA gas turbines, steam turbines, generators, heat recovery steam generators
- Sectors: [Power Generation Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/power-generation-equipment.md)

## Companies

- [GE](https://endata.com/companies/1022.md)
- [Sumitomo Corporation](https://endata.com/companies/6281.md) (partner)
- [Sharjah Electricity and Water Authority](https://endata.com/companies/36950.md) (customer)
- [Shikoku Electric Power Company](https://endata.com/companies/36951.md) (partner)
- [Sharjah Asset Management](https://endata.com/companies/36952.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [ge.com](https://www.ge.com/news/press-releases/ge-sumitomo-sign-agreement-with-sewa-to-develop-build-operate-sharjahs-first), 2019-01-29: "GE and Sumitomo Corporation have reached a public-private partnership milestone by signing a 25 year Power Purchase Agreement with SEWA to develop, build and operate a 1.8 GW combined cycle power plant located in Hamriyah."

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