Mubasher: Aluminium Bahrain (Alba) has conducted the First Fire of the First H-class General Electric (GE) 9HA Gas Turbine (GT) GE Unit 1 at Power Station 5 (PS 5) on Tuesday, 30 October 2018.

The First Fire of the GT is considered a significant milestone for the completion of the Power Expansion Project and a step closer to achieving the First Hot Metal on 1 January 2019, chairman of Alba Shaikh Daij bin Salman bin Daij Al Khalifa said.

He added, “The best way to foresee our sustainable future is to plan it. By adopting GE’s cutting-edge technology, Alba is setting the benchmark for sustainable power generation in the aluminium industry with the Power Expansion Project. We are proud that PS 5, once fully operational, will be one of the most efficient combined cycle power plants in the world. I am particularly proud for achieving the First Fire safely and would like to commend the teams from PS 5 - Alba, ESBI, GE-GAMA and contractors for their strong commitment to Safety.”