19 SEPTEMBER 2013Gulfnews.com
Emal’s third production line energisation three months ahead of schedule
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Emirates Aluminium Co.’s (Emal) third production line got energised yesterday, three months ahead of schedule with rollout of the first hot metal by September 19 signalling the start of production, top-ranking executives at Emal said.
“We have expanded our power station to 3,000 megawatts from 2,000 megawatts. By the end of October, all three gas turbines will be running. Of the two steam turbines, the first will start running in January and the other from February next year,” Yousuf Bastaki, vice president — Project at Emal told reporters at a news conference.
Bastaki said Emal’s current production capacity is 800,000 metric tons a year and would reach 1.3 million tons a year by May 2014 upon completion of phase II of the project.
The Emal smelter is located about 100 kilometres from the Abu Dhabi city at Taweelah.
“We have expanded our power station to 3,000 megawatts from 2,000 megawatts. By the end of October, all three gas turbines will be running. Of the two steam turbines, the first will start running in January and the other from February next year,” Yousuf Bastaki, vice president — Project at Emal told reporters at a news conference.
Bastaki said Emal’s current production capacity is 800,000 metric tons a year and would reach 1.3 million tons a year by May 2014 upon completion of phase II of the project.
The Emal smelter is located about 100 kilometres from the Abu Dhabi city at Taweelah.
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