New gas turbine manufacturing facility in Saudi Arabia

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New gas turbine manufacturing facility in Saudi Arabia



Siemens took the next step towards a massive expansion of its activities in Saudi Arabia, breaking ground on a landmark manufacturing facility for gas turbines and compressors. Planned for completion in late 2013, the center will create job opportunities for young Saudis, serving as a knowledge transfer hub for new Siemens technology and supporting the country's industrialization drive. The groundbreaking ceremony held under the patronage of H.R.H. Prince Mohammed bin Fahd bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud, Governor of the Eastern Region of Saudi Arabia, took place in the presence of several government officials, the local partner E.A. Juffali & Brothers, executives from Saudi Electricity Company and Saudi Aramco, as well as high-ranking representatives of Siemens.

The power equipment manufactured at the plant will be supplied to the local Saudi market, where energy requirements are strongly increasing. Siemens and its local partner, E.A. Juffali & Brothers, will invest jointly a three-digit million US Dollar figure in the facility, which will be constructed on a 220,000 square-meter site in Dammam in the Kingdom's Eastern Region. The manufacturing facility is the first of its kind for Siemens in the Middle East.

"With this new facility, Siemens is clearly strengthening its long-term commitment to Saudi Arabia. We will create qualified jobs and train young Saudis in order to achieve a true transfer of our innovative technologies," said Michael Suess, CEO of the Energy Sector and member of the Managing Board of Siemens AG.


Siemens, in association with Saudi Petroleum Services Polytechnic (SPSP) and the Kingdom's Human Resources Development Fund (HRDF), offers a two-year technical apprenticeship program provided by SPSP, followed by one year of on-the-job training at Siemens. Depending on their job fields, which students will specialize in during the program, they will be trained in various Siemens locations in Germany and the USA. The first 40 Saudi students started their program in December 2011.
Sheikh Sami Juffali, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Siemens Ltd. said: "As the partner of Siemens in Saudi Arabia, E.A. Juffali & Brothers is extremely proud to be part of their ongoing contribution to the development of infrastructure and human capital in the Kingdom which has spanned over 50 years."


Siemens has been present in the Kingdom since the early 1930s and today has around 2,000 employees at five different locations across the country. Arja Talakar, CEO of Siemens Saudi Arabia, said: "With the creation of this new hub, we will further contribute to the rapid development of the Kingdom and to the realization of its ambitious industrialization plans."

Professor Siegfried Russwurm, CEO of the Industry Sector, member of the Managing Board of Siemens AG and responsible for the Middle East region within the company, pointed out: "The Middle East region has large natural resources on the one hand and expects a considerable demographic development on the other. Siemens is ready to serve as a one-stop shop for sustainable solutions in various fields of development, reaching from energy, industry and infrastructure to healthcare".

This new site will meet the highest requirements in terms of sustainability and resource efficiency. LEED Gold Certification in the category "New Construction" will be aimed for. LEED stands for Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design and is an internationally recognized certification system for environmentally compatible and sustainable buildings. The new building will score highly in water and energy efficiency, for example with the aid of water-saving fittings and highly efficient air-conditioning systems. Energy consumption is scheduled to be at least 20 percent lower than that for a comparably used building.

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The most important part of this as far as I am concerned is the Transfer of Technology of the highest tech available.

[Rajaraja Chola]

Why there will be a transfer of tech/? Its building a plant in ur soil, so there will no need to transfer anything..
If the company had tie ups with any local manufacturing companies ,ToT is a possiblity !!

[Mosamania]

Why there will be a transfer of tech/? Its building a plant in ur soil, so there will no need to transfer anything..
If the company had tie ups with any local manufacturing companies ,ToT is a possiblity !!

Well the plant is half owned by a Saudi company. Sure after the plant is done and it starts rolling out it's products the capability will already be there. So if God-forbid sanctions hit us it will keep on running with a different name that is all.

[Solomon2]

It's a turbine manufacturing, not merely assembly, plant, so lots of technology is transferred.

Mosa's mention of sanctions begs the question as to what he imagines Saudi Arabia may do that will merit some form of economic sanctions by Western turbine suppliers.

[Nishan_101]

MASHA ALLAH.

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Siemens breaks ground on new gas turbine manufacturing facility in Saudi Arabia

Training of Saudi workforce has already started successfully



2012-May-08

Under the patronage of H.R.H. Prince Mohammed bin Fahd bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud, Governor of the Eastern Region of Saudi Arabia, Siemens and its local partner E.A.Juffali & Brothers laid the foundation stone for the new gas turbine manufacturing facility in Dammam, Saudi Arabia.

(From left to the right) Arja Talakar, CEO of Siemens Saudi Arabia, Dr.Saleh Al Awaji, Deputy Minister of Water and Electricity for Electricity Affairs, Dr. Michael Suess, CEO of the Energy Sector and member of the Managing Board of Siemens AG, Abdulrahman Al-Wuhaib, Senior Vice President of Saudi Aramco, Ali Al-Barrak, CEO of Saudi Electricity Company, Sheikh Sami Juffali, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Siemens Ltd. in Saudi Arabia.

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Siemens breaks new ground with SR650 million manufacturing facility in Dammam




Author: Siraj Wahab | ARAB NEWS STAFF
Wednesday 9 May 2012

DAMMAM: Siemens took another giant step yesterday in its quest to expand its footprint in Saudi Arabia when it started laying the foundations for an SR650 million state-of-the-art manufacturing facility for gas turbines and compressors in the Eastern Province.

Several high-ranking government officials and top executives from Siemens and its local partner E.A. Juffali & Brothers, Saudi Electricity Company (SEC), Saudi Aramco and Saline Water Conversion Corporation (SWCC) attended the groundbreaking ceremony in Dammam's Second Industrial City.

Prominent among those who were present on the occasion were Deputy Minister of Water & Electricity Saleh Al-Awaji, SEC President and CEO Ali S. Al-Barrak, SWCC Gov. Abdul Rahman bin Mohammed Al-Ibrahim, Sami Juffali, chairman, board of directors, Siemens Ltd., Siemens Saudi Arabia CEO Arja Talakar, Saudi Aramco Senior Vice President Abdulrahman Al-Wuhaib, Michael Suess, member of the managing board, Siemens AG, and Siegfried Russwurm, member of the managing board, Siemens AG.

"The 220,000 square meter facility, set to be operational next year, will provide a number of jobs to young Saudis," Sami Juffali told Arab News. "As the partner of Siemens in Saudi Arabia, E.A. Juffali & Brothers is extremely proud to be part of their contribution to the development of infrastructure and human capital in the Kingdom."

He said the new factory will help accelerate the Kingdom's industrialization process. "It will serve as a knowledge transfer hub for new Siemens technology and will support the Kingdom's massive drive for industrialization."

The equipment manufactured at the plant will be supplied to the local market, he said.

"This is the first of its kind manufacturing facility for Siemens in the Middle East," said Talakar. "For us, this is yet another milestone in our continuous commitment to Saudi Arabia."

According to Talakar, Siemens has been operating in the Kingdom since the 1930s and employs more than 2,000 employees at five different locations across the Kingdom. The company's massive investment in Saudi Arabia, he said, stemmed from the robust political stability that the Kingdom enjoys in the region.

Suess reiterated Talakar's words. "With this new facility, we are clearly strengthening our long-term commitment to Saudi Arabia; we will create qualified jobs and train young Saudis in order to achieve a true transfer of our innovative technologies," he said.

It was pointed out that Siemens, in association with Saudi Petroleum Services Polytechnic and the Human Resources Development Fund, offers a two-year technical apprenticeship program provided by SPSP, followed by one year of on-the-job training at Siemens. Depending on their job fields, which students will specialize in during the program, they will be trained in various Siemens locations in Germany and the United States. The first 40 Saudi students started their program in December 2011.

Russwurm said while the Middle East has large natural resources, it is also undergoing a demographic shift. "Siemens is ready to serve as a one-stop shop for sustainable solutions in various fields of development such as energy, industry, infrastructure and health care," he said.

Siemens executives said the new facility will meet the highest requirements in terms of sustainability and resource efficiency.


Siemens Energy Hub Dammam

[Rajaraja Chola]

Well the plant is half owned by a Saudi company. Sure after the plant is done and it starts rolling out it's products the capability will already be there. So if God-forbid sanctions hit us it will keep on running with a different name that is all.

Sanctions>? What possible sanctions SA expect? I mean u guys control oil , so sanctions wont work... US is suppling weapons, so no weapon sanctions too!! What sanctions u talking about?

[Mosamania]

Siemens Energy Hub Dammam

One thing for certain is I simply can't wait for the future to come on KSA. It is going to be magnificent.

[fallstuff]

Siemens technology will remain safe in Saudi hands.

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Siemens technology will remain safe in Saudi hands.

Why do you use the terms “will remain safe”?

You think we will accept only screw the bolts for Siemens? You are wrong very heavily.

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