Siemens Energy redesigns Gulf power plants to withstand drone attacks
The National · Jennifer Gnana ·
German industrial group is drawing on lessons from Ukraine as the Iran war forces a costly rethink of electricity infrastructure
Siemens Energy is redesigning power plants in the Gulf to withstand drone and missile attacks, drawing on lessons from Ukraine, as the Iran war forces governments to rethink how they protect critical electricity infrastructure.
The German industrial group is working with customers to reinforce existing facilities with protective shelters and barriers, while considering moving parts of new power plants underground, Hussein Shoukry, its managing director for the Middle East and Africa, told The National at Adipec in Abu Dhabi.
“Energy security now is national security,” Mr Shoukry said. “We’re protecting our power infrastructure in the same way we protect a military base.”
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