PITTSBURGH, PA, July 12, 2002 -- Emerson Process Management has been chosen by FISIA/Italimpianti to provide the Westinghouse Ovation( Information & Control System for a new desalination plant in the growing industrial city of Ras Laffan in north eastern Qatar in the Middle East.
FISIA/Italimpianti, the engineering, procurement and construction contractor for the Ras Laffan Power Company (RLPC) project, chose Emerson for the desalination plant it is developing, which will produce 40 million imperial gallons of potable water per day (MIGD). RLPC consists of AES Corp.; KAHRAMAA, Qatar's electricity and water distribution organization; Gulf Investment Corporation; and Qatar Petroleum. The plant will be built on a build-operate-transfer basis.
Under the $1 million (U.S.) contract with FISIA/Italimpianti, Emerson will supply, configure and install the plant's Ovation System. Ovation System components for the desalination plant are scheduled to be delivered to the site in the fall of 2002, with plant operation scheduled to begin in late 2003. Emerson will also provide a Westinghouse Ovation System to Enelpower for the 820 MW combined-cycle power generation plant to be built in tandem with the desalination plant.
"We're looking forward to applying our technological expertise to this key project in Ras Laffan's expansion," said Ann Pauley, president of Emerson's Westinghouse Process Control division. "We feel that our experience will be helpful in providing the water resources necessary to support the rapid growth of Gulf countries and in lowering operating and maintenance costs for the Gulf Power and Water sector as it moves towards privatization."
While the initial contract focuses on primary control for the plant, Emerson is working with FISIA/Italimpianti and RLPC to improve system performance by adding the enhanced maintenance and data analysis capabilities of Emerson's PlantWeb( digital plant architecture. FISIA/Italimpianti chose Emerson's Westinghouse Ovation System from a pool of competing products, including Siemens' Teleperm XP, Foxboro's Intelligent Automation Series, and an ABB offering based on the Bailey Infi90 System.
About Emerson Process Management
Emerson Process Management (www.emersonprocess.com), an Emerson business, is a specialist in helping businesses automate their production, processing and distribution in the water and wastewater treatment, chemical, oil and gas, refining, pulp and paper, power, food and beverage, pharmaceutical, and other industries.
A division of Emerson, Westinghouse Process Control, Inc. (www.westinghousepc.com), is a global supplier of advanced distributed process control and information systems.
The Pittsburgh-based company is a recognized leader in developing plant-wide process control solutions for the power generation, water treatment and wastewater treatment industries. Westinghouse plays a key role in the Emerson mission of combining superior products and technology with industry-specific engineering, consulting, project management and maintenance services.
Emerson brands include: PlantWeb®; Westinghouse Process Control; Fisher®; MicroMotion®; Rosemount®; DeltaV™; Intellution®; AMS; and Ovation®.
About Emerson
St. Louis-based Emerson (www.gotoemerson.com) is a global specialist in bringing technology and engineering together to provide solutions to customers in process control; electronics and telecommunications; industrial automation; heating, ventilating and air conditioning; and appliance and tools. Sales in fiscal 2001 were $15.5 billion.
