K&M is supporting the International Finance Corporation (IFC), under a consultancy framework led by Poten & Partners, in the Lebanon Gas-to-Power Project. The assignment focuses on technical advisory for the rehabilitation and gas conversion of the existing Deir Ammar I power plant and the development of a new gas-fired combined cycle power plant (Deir Ammar II). The work is being carried out in the context of Lebanon’s broader power sector transition toward natural gas and improved system reliability, and includes technical, operational, and cost analyses to inform project structuring, financial modeling, and procurement preparation. The assignment also supports preparation of tender documentation for private sector participation.

K&M is providing technical advisory services across Phase 1 feasibility and analysis and Phase 2 procurement support. Under Phase 1, K&M is assessing the feasibility of rehabilitating and converting Deir Ammar I to natural gas, including review of plant design specifications, evaluation of recommissioning requirements, and analysis of operational performance, efficiency, and emissions. The team is modeling expected post-rehabilitation performance and preparing CAPEX and OPEX estimates, generation projections, and life extension strategies to support IFC’s financial model, as well as assessing interfaces with LNG infrastructure and conducting site visits.

In parallel, K&M is supporting the development of Deir Ammar II through system-level and plant-specific analysis, including demand forecasting, evaluation of baseload capacity needs, and recommendations on plant sizing, configuration, and technology selection. K&M is developing functional specifications and performance standards, preparing benchmarked CAPEX and OPEX estimates, and providing technical inputs to IFC’s financial modeling and project structuring.

Under Phase 2, K&M is supporting preparation of RFQ and tender documentation by translating technical analysis into inputs for procurement materials, including development of technical specifications to support a competitive and bankable procurement process.

Arabian BEMCO Contracting Co. Ltd. was serving as the EPC Contractor for the construction of a greenfield, gas-fired, simple cycle power plant in Marib, Yemen. The Public Electricity Corporation of Yemen was the project’s sponsor. Empresarios Agrupados Internacional S.A. was hired by Arabian BEMCO to prepare detailed engineering drawings for the design of the plant. Arabian BEMCO engaged K&M as an engineering project manager for the detailed design work, which was being performed off-site in Beirut, Lebanon. K&M provided expert advisory services to Arabian BEMCO for the organization and work flow management of the detailed design process in Lebanon. K&M’s project manager was deployed for three months to Beirut to assist Arabian BEMCO with establishing all necessary project management, monitoring, scheduling, and reporting processes to ensure the timely and high-quality execution of engineering services for the project.

K&M was engaged by the Higher Council for Privatization in Lebanon to assist with the preparation and procurement of two power project transactions: the privatization of the existing 450 MW CCGT Deir Ammar power plant and the development of a proposed 450 MW greenfield power project. Both projects would operate as Independent Power Producers (IPPs). K&M assessed the power supply and demand needs in Lebanon and analyzed the feasibility of various fuel supply options for both projects, including the possible use of Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG). K&M conducted a detailed technical due diligence of the Deir Ammar power plant to assess its technical and commercial performance, operations and maintenance procedures, and the state of the plant’s equipment, facility, site, and associated infrastructure. Due to external political factors, both transactions were cancelled and K&M’s engagement was concluded after completion of the Deir Ammar due diligence report.