Shanghai Electric to supply equipment for gas-fired power plant in Malaysia — ECNS
Chinese company Shanghai Electric has secured a contract for the third generating unit of the Samalaju combined-cycle gas-fired power plant in Sarawak, Malaysia. This will be the first overseas application of a heavy-duty gas turbine manufactured by Shanghai Electric, ECNS reports.
Supply and construction
Under the contract, the company will supply the main equipment for a 500 MW-class power plant: gas and steam turbines, generators, heat recovery boilers, as well as an air-cooling system. Shanghai Electric will also act as the EPC contractor, meaning it will be responsible for design, procurement and construction, and will provide long-term services throughout the lifecycle of the main equipment.
Li Wenkai, deputy head of the power generation consulting department at the China Electric Power Planning and Engineering Institute, called the deal a breakthrough for China’s heavy-duty gas turbines in international commercial competition.
Integrated solution
Shanghai Electric said it will supply an integrated solution in which the main equipment is manufactured within its production system and coordinated as part of a single project. The company believes this approach reduces the need for the customer or EPC contractor to coordinate technical parameters, control systems and equipment interaction among different suppliers.
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Liu Zhitan, deputy director of the Gas Turbine Power Generation Specialized Committee of the Chinese Electrotechnical Society, noted that customers in the Malaysian market choose equipment based on technology, delivery times and total lifecycle costs. According to him, the conclusion of the contract marks the start of commercial validation of Shanghai Electric’s gas turbine products and integrated solutions in a mature overseas market.
The company had previously worked on energy projects in Malaysia, including the 2×300 MW Balingian coal-fired power plant, renewable energy projects in Selangor state, and the TG12 renewable energy project. In Sarawak, it also completed construction of a 106 km, 500 kV transmission line and built the state’s first autonomous microgrid.
The publication also notes that the global gas turbine market faces limited supply: in 2025, the order volume was estimated at about 90–100 GW, while global production capacity stood at about 55–60 GW.
