# GE switches on gas turbine at 1.8 GW Hamriyah power plant in Sharjah

GE and SHIPCO switched on a gas turbine at the 1.8 GW Hamriyah independent power plant in Sharjah, UAE. The project is 70% complete and will use three GE 9HA.01 turbines.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2021-04-08
- Where: Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
- Status: under construction
- Capacity: 1.8 GW
- Products: gas turbines, power generation technologies
- Sectors: [Power Generation Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/power-generation-equipment.md)

## Companies

- [Sharjah Hamriyah Independent Power Company](https://endata.com/companies/54337.md)
- [GE](https://endata.com/companies/1022.md) (supplier)
- [Sumitomo Corporation](https://endata.com/companies/6281.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [enerdata.net](https://www.enerdata.net/publications/daily-energy-news/turbine-switched-18-gw-hamriyah-gas-fired-power-project-uae.html), 2021-04-08: "GE delivered the first two GE HA gas turbines for the project."

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