Siemens celebrates 1,000 gas turbines from Berlin: electricity for one billion people

• 1,000 gas turbines have an installed capacity of nearly 220 gigawatts
• More than 90 percent of the machines produced in Berlin were exported
• 1,000th gas turbine on its way to the Umm Al Houl power plant in Qatar

Today, the Siemens gas turbine factory in Berlin is shipping its 1,000th gas turbine manufactured at the plant. The SGT5-4000F gas turbine, which has a capacity of 300 megawatts (MW), weighs 300 metric tons and is destined for the Umm Al Houl combined cycle power plant in Qatar. The total installed capacity of the 1,000 gas turbines produced in Berlin, amounting to nearly 220 gigawatts (GW), would be sufficient to theoretically supply approximately one billion people* with electricity. The total capacity of the 1,000 gas turbines is thus equivalent to the installed power generating capacity of Spain and Italy. More than 90 percent of the 1,000 gas turbines produced in Berlin have been exported. …