PDI was formed in 2002 as a joint venture between two leading international businesses, RWE Innogy Plc (”Innogy”), the UK integrated Energy Company and MJB International (”MJB”), a worldwide Gas Turbine services provider based in the United Arab Emirates.

PDI was originally created to target the turnkey projects market for refurbished GE Frame 5 and GE Frame 6 gas turbines, harnessing Innogy’s engineering expertise and power project background as well as MJB’s extensive experience on the GE Frame 5 and 6 Gas Turbine.

PDI was formed to be: “The Complete Provider of Cost Effective and Fast Track Power Generation Solutions backed by Technical Excellence and Financial Strength”.

MJB International purchased Innogy’s interest in the joint venture in 2004 and this 100% interest was eventually transferred to the Al Masaood Group in 2007.

The Al Masaood Group was established more than fifty years ago by the late Mohammed Bin Masaood and has remained prominent in the United Arab Emirates ever since. Over the years, the business has grown from being a small trading house, to one of the largest trading and commercial organizations in the Middle East with a heavy emphasis on the power industry. Today the Group has an annual turnover of US$1.8 Billion, reaffirming PDI’s original mission to be backed by Technical Excellence and Financial Strength.

Al Masaood’s involvement with the gas turbine industry stretches as far back as 1969 acting as agent for John Brown Engineering when the first gas turbine was installed in the UAE. The customer was the Abu Dhabi Government. Since then Al Masaood formed Masaood John Brown together with John Brown Engineering to support the first fleet of gas turbines installed in the Gulf Cooperation Council (”GCC”).

Since formation, PDI has completed a wide range of global projects and sales using its inventory of refurbished gas turbine generator packages.