El Burullus Combined Cycle Power Plant
Sector: Power and energy | Plant: 4,800 MW combined cycle | Client: Orascom Construction | Location: Egypt
El Burullus is one of the largest combined cycle power plants in Egypt. SMI worked on the project for Orascom Construction, fabricating a complete building structure, high pressure piping and the secondary steel that runs through the plant.
SMI’s scope
- Water treatment building: the complete 250 ton steel structure, fabricated from hot rolled sections and delivered ready to erect. The building supplies the treated water the plant’s steam cycle depends on.
- High pressure piping: fabrication of high pressure piping for the plant.
- Secondary steel and pipe supports: the support steel and frames that carry piping, cable trays, walkways and equipment inside the plant.
- Access steel: handrails, ladders and platforms for operation and maintenance.
Secondary steel is where a power plant’s details meet. Every support has to fit piping, cable routes and access clearances already fixed by other contractors, so the work depends on accurate shop drawings and close coordination with the main contractor on site.
Part of a wider power plant record
El Burullus is one of a series of power plants SMI has worked on for Orascom Construction, including Giza North, Abu Qir, El Tebbin, West Damietta and 6th of October. On several of them SMI supplied, fabricated and galvanized steel structure, piping spools and access steel.
Working with SMI on power projects
SMI fabricates structural steel, piping and secondary steel for power and industrial plants from its 25,000 m² plant in Alexandria, certified to ISO 9001:2015. Send your drawings or BOQ through our contact page and our technical office responds within two working days.