GE Provides Sakr Power Systems With 30 Medium-Speed Diesel Engines

Erie, PA — GE Transportation reports that it has provided 30 medium-speed diesel engines to Sakr Power Systems, Halat, Lebanon. The engines will be sold and packaged into generator sets by Sakr Power Systems for a variety of 50-hertz power generation applications throughout the Middle East.

"GE previously provided Sakr Power Systems with three 16-cylinder engines that are now operating in continuous power service in Middle East desert applications," said John Manison, manager of GE Transportation's marine & stationary power business, Erie, Pa. "We are pleased to expand our relationship with this reputable company through the sale of an additional 30 GE diesel engines."

According to Sakr Sakr, chairman of Sakr Power Systems, "We will integrate GE's quality diesel engines with the most reliable components to provide our customers with power generation packages to meet diverse operating conditions in varied and rugged environments."

The 30 GE diesels sold to Sakr Power Systems are 16V228 engines, built at GE's state-of-art manufacturing facility in Grove City, Pa. Sakr Power Systems will build, install, commission and service all 30 of these gensets.

About GE Diesels
GE now offers its new V250 engine series, which provides customers with increased reliability, fuel-efficiency, and compliance with United States Environmental Protection Agency Tier II emissions standards. In marine and stationary power applications, the new 250-millimeter bore, 12 cylinder engine produces 4265 continuous horsepower (hp)/3180 kilowatts (kW) at 1050 rpm, 4060 hp/3028 kW at 1000 rpm, and 3655 hp/2726 kW at 900 rpm. The 16V250 engine produces 5685 continuous hp/4239 kW at 1050 rpm, 5415 hp/4038 kW at 1000 rpm, and 4870 hp/3632 kW at 900 rpm.

GE's V228 engines are available in 8V228, 12V228 and 16V228 configurations, for power ranges from 1,400 hp/1,004 kW to 4,500 hp/3,355 kW. These four-stroke, turbo-charged and after-cooled medium-speed diesels are designed for the most demanding applications.

SOURCE: GE Diesels