Wärtsilä to supply extension to Flexicycle power station in Senegal
(Thomson Reuters ONE) -
Wärtsilä Corporation, Press release, 29 December 2015 at 9.30 am EET
Wärtsilä will supply an extension to a 53 MW Flexicycle power plant currently
under construction near Dakar, Senegal. The extension will comprise two Wärtsilä
46 engines running on heavy fuel oil, with a combined capacity of 34 MW. Both
phases of the project will be fast-track delivered on a turn-key basis. The
contract has been issued by ContourGlobal, an international power generation
company with approximately 4000 MW of capacity around the world. The 53 MW first
phase is scheduled to be in operation in May 2016, and phase two in October
2016.
The new power plant will provide a 10 percent increase to Senegal's current 860
MW total electricity generation capacity.
"This plant will be critical to covering the electricity demand in Senegal. It
will produce affordable energy that is crucial for the people and the economy.
The importance of the project was highlighted by the Ministry of Energy of
Senegal as they requested the building of an extension for the power plant
during construction of phase one," says Cheick-Oumar Sylla, CEO, Africa &
Solution Business at ContourGlobal. ContourGlobal is a repeat customer for
Wärtsilä, having engine plants supplied by the company also in Togo and Rwanda.
The power plant will feed electricity to the national grid under a 20 year power
purchase agreement (PPA) between ContourGlobal and Senelec, the national
electricity company of Senegal. The project is financed by International Finance
Corporation (IFC), a subsidiary of the World Bank Group, and the Overseas
Private Investment Corporation (OPIC). As the development financial arm of the
U.S. government, OPIC links the project to President Obama's Power for Africa
initiative, which aims to add 30 000 MW of new power generation capacity in Sub-
Saharan Africa.
The Senegal project is designed so that the plant can quickly be converted to
natural gas as soon as it becomes available. Earlier this year, Senelec
announced plans to invest in a floating liquefied natural gas (LNG)
regasification terminal. This will improve Senegal's fuel security and lower the
cost of electricity.
Wärtsilä's Flexicycle solution couples ultra-flexible internal combustion
engines with a combined cycle heat recovery system. Each engine has a dedicated
waste heat steam generator, and a common steam turbine and condenser. The system
maximises fuel efficiency without compromising operational flexibility, and is
particularly suitable for flexible baseload operation.
"We chose Wärtsilä for two reasons: the high-efficiency technology, and the
ability to execute fast turn-key projects reliably and within the schedule," Mr.
Sylla concludes.
With the new project up and running, Wärtsilä's installed capacity in Senegal
will reach 465 MW, some 55 percent of the country's total capacity. In all of
Africa, Wärtsilä has delivered approximately 6500 MW of power plant capacity.
Globally, Wärtsilä's installed base is 58 GW in 175 countries.
The extension order was included in Wärtsilä's order book in November 2015,
whereas the contract for phase one was signed in July 2014.
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The power plant currently under construction near Dakar
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Marie-Andree Truchi
Business Development Manager
Wärtsilä Energy Solutions
Tel: +33 680 122 006
marie-andree.truchi(at)wartsila.com
Jussi Laitinen
Communications Manager
Wärtsilä Energy Solutions
Tel: +358 50 4042006
jussi.laitinen_external(at)wartsila.com
Wärtsilä Energy Solutions in brief
Wärtsilä Energy Solutions is a leading global supplier of flexible baseload
power plants of up to 600 MW operating on various gaseous and liquid fuels. Our
portfolio includes unique solutions for peaking, reserve and load-following
power generation, as well as for balancing intermittent power production.
Wärtsilä Energy Solutions also provides LNG terminals and distribution systems.
As of 2015, Wärtsilä has 58 GW of installed power plant capacity in 175
countries around the world.
www.smartpowergeneration.com
Wärtsilä in brief
Wärtsilä is a global leader in complete lifecycle power solutions for the marine
and energy markets. By emphasising technological innovation and total
efficiency, Wärtsilä maximizes the environmental and economic performance of the
vessels and power plants of its customers. In 2014, Wärtsilä's net sales
totalled EUR 4.8 billion with approximately 17,700 employees. The company has
operations in more than 200 locations in nearly 70 countries around the world.
Wärtsilä is listed on the NASDAQ OMX Helsinki, Finland.
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