GE brings decentralization to region with Distributed Power business

GE Tuesday highlighted its Distributed Power business in the MENA region at a special event held at the ecomagination Center in Masdar City, Abu Dhabi.
The event also marked the regional tour by Lorraine Bolsinger, president and CEO of GE’s Distributed Power business, to meet GE’s customers to understand their requirements, and explain how Distributed Power business can address their needs.
A series of customer roundtables are being held in the UAE, Pakistan and Saudi Araabia to evaluate power needs and discuss efficient solutions by GE to address them. Meeting the growing demand for onsite power systems that are efficient, reliable and sustainable, GE’s Distributed Power business is investing $1.4 billion over four years globally and has three key product lines — aeroderivative gas turbines, Jenbacher gas engines and Waukesha gas engines.
The product lines from GE’s Distributed Power bring the dual advantage of assured and reliable power supply onsite as well as off-grid solutions and the ability to work with renewable energy solutions, a thrust area in several countries, including Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Iraq, Lebanon, Egypt and Algeria. GE’s Distributed Power business will specifically address the increased demand for onsite power from oil and gas majors and heavy industries in the MENA region.
The industrial sector accounts for a significant part of the power consumed in the region today, with overall demand for electricity projected to grow at an average of 7 percent over the next 10 years.
Bolsinger added: “GE has been a trusted partner in the progress of the region, engaging with our customers to understand their requirements and providing solutions that support them.
Today, in line with the growth in the manufacturing sector and increasing demand for onsite power, delivering new power generation solutions is of critical importance to improve regional energy security.”