Overview

SGS Industrial Services is performing mechanical assembly for the Progress Power Station, a gas-fired power station in the UK

Industry

Energy

Services

Construction management & supervision, Mechanical assembly, Project Management

Country

Eye, United Kingdom

Status

In porgress

SGS Industrial Services is taking on the mechanical assembly of a state-of-the-art gas-fired power station in Eye, Suffolk. This station will be an important contributor to the UK's future energy security. The client is METLEN Energy & Metals, and the end customer is the energy supplier, Drax Group. SGS Industrial Services is carrying out the installation in close coordination with all partners involved and in compliance with strict technical and safety requirements.

Employees

Months of construction time

Our Scope of Services

The project focuses on the assembly of a gas turbine generator unit (type SGT4000F). The following components will also be installed:

Exhaust Stack
Mechanical auxiliary systems and equipment

The power plant will have an output of 299 MW, which is enough to supply up to 150,000 households with electricity during peak hours.

Around 60 SGS employees are working on site, supported by local staff and partner companies. The daily focus is coordination, quality, and safety.

Project data

Commissioner: METLEN Energy & Metals
Customer: Drax Group
Industry: Energy
Construction location: Eye, United Kingdom
Contruction period: 21 months
Contributors: At peak times 60
Scope of delivery & service: Mechanical assembly of a gas-fired power plant (SGT4000F)

About our customers

METLEN Energy & Metals is a global industrial and energy company based in Greece. With its trusted EPC (Engineering, Procurement, and Construction) expertise, it designs and constructs complex energy projects worldwide.

The end customer, Drax Group, is one of the UK's leading energy suppliers. Construction of the Progress Power Station will strengthen the country's energy security, especially during periods of high demand and low wind and solar generation. The power station will not operate for more than 1,500 hours per year and will therefore serve as a flexible, low-emission complement to renewable energy sources.