
Blue Water Shipping took home the trophy for its involvement in the transport of the world’s first Siemens SGT-A45 mobile turbine to Afghanistan at the Heavy Lift Awards 2020, which is sponsored by Sarens.
A total of five AN 124-100 freighter flights – one from Turkey and four from Dubai – were used to deliver the turbine and transformer unit to Mazar-e-Sharif in northern Balkh province.
The judges found Blue Water Shipping’s entry to be the most technically complex of the solutions presented.

Kabul, Afghanistan — November 12, 2019 — Bayat Power, Afghanistan’s largest, Afghan-owned and operated Power Production Company announced today that Bayat Power-1, the region’s most technologically advanced gas fired electric power plant — and Afghanistan’s first new gas based power production plant in more than forty years — has officially started commercial operations of its vital and historic mission to provide reliable and affordable electric power to the people of Afghanistan.

Siemens SGT-A45, The World’s Most Advanced Gas Turbine, Will Form Core Of Bayat Power-1, And Produce Electricity For 200,000 Afghan Homes and Businesses

Kabul, Afghanistan—September 6, 2018—The Bayat Group (www.bayat-group.com), Afghanistan’s largest private company and employer, whose divisions include market-leaders Afghan Wireless (www.afghan-wireless.com), Ariana Television, (www.arianatelevision.com), ATN News (www.ariananews.af), Bayat Energy (www.bayat-energy.com) and other enterprises, announced today that Bayat Group Found

Bayat-1 Power Plant, To Be Built In Jowzjan Province Will Supply Enough Electric Power For More Than 1,000,000 Afghans and Businesses

Championing Private Sector Growth and Innovation Were Primary Themes of April 25th Address Delivered By Afghanistan’s Leading Business Executive and Philanthropist