Energie SaarLorLux is the electricity, gas and district heating supplier in Saarbrücken. The construction of the new gas engine plant Römerbrücke (GAMOR) with a total capacity of 53 MW each electrical and thermal will complement the existing combined heat and power plant. GAMOR will enable the company to phase out coal in Saarbrücken and will supply 65,000 households with electricity and 13,000 households with district heating in the future.

ENGIE Deutschland is planning and building the gas engine power plant as general contractor for Energie SaarLorLux. At the same time, Energie SaarLorLux is constructing a new gas pressure control system in order to adapt the increased gas demand to the changed generation situation of the power plant. 

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ENGIE Deutschland supported Energie SaarLorLux in the approval management process and was responsible for all planning, construction and commissioning of the gas engine power plant itself.

The planning and scope of supply of ENGIE Deutschland included:

• the structural engineering including foundation works 
• the supply and installation of the gas engine gensets
• the technical ancillary systems such as exhaust gas technology, compressed air and lubricating oil supply, the heating water system and the gas supply system
• the electrical installation, including the emergency power system and the block transformer for feeding into the 110 KV grid
  the automation system
• the facade including PV system consisting of approx. 1000 PV modules and 400 further decorative facade components