Diesel and Gas-Engine Power Plants in Central Africa

Jabana Location: Rwanda Operator: Electrogaz Configuration: 6 X 1.3-MW 16V400 engines Operation: 2005 Fuel: diesel oil E/G supplier: MTU/DDC, Leroy Somer EPC: Lahmeyer International Quick facts: In April 2004, Electrogaz initiated an emergency power project in Kigali and retained Lahmeyer as owner’s engineer for a new power plant at Jabana Substation. Project funding was secured from the Netherlands and the Rwandan government. The project also required transformers, 11kV switchgear, radiator coolers, fuel tanks, and auxiliaries. The plant was handed over in 2005 just 100 days after contract award. A contract for a 20-MW extension at Jabana has been signed, but plant completion has been delayed until 2009. Photograph courtesy of Lahmeyer International Posted 16 Jul 2008	Mpila Location: Congo Republic Operator: Societe Nationale d'Energie Configuration: 8 X 3.2 MW Operation: 2007 Fuel: diesel oil, light fuel oil E/G supplier: Anglo Belgian Corp EPC: Delegation Generale des Grands Travaux, Procob SA Quick facts: In Aug 2005, construction got underway on this new diesel power plant in northern Brazzaville and the plant was completed in Oct 2007. The project was built to reduce power outages in the capital and included new 30kV and 6.6kV KV lines and two 30-MVA main transformers. The project cost €32mn and was financed in part by the Belgian government. Photograph courtesy of Delegation Generale des Grands Travaux Posted 30 Aug 2008	Palouge Location: Sudan Operator: PetroDar Configuration: 40 MW Operation: 2004 Fuel: oil T/G supplier: Wartsila Quick facts: This oil field production center and base camp complex in the Melut Basin is around 680km south of Khartoum Photograph courtesy of Ministry of Foreign Affairs Posted 10 Nov 2007
	Port Sudan C&D Location: Sudan Operator: National Electricity Corp (NEC) Configuration: 3 X 5.7-MW 12ZV40 engines, 3 X 2.5-MW V2832H engines Operation: 1985-1997 Fuel: heavy fuel oil T/G supplier: New Sulzer Diesel, CEM, Man B&W, Hyundai EPC: CEM, Daewoo Photograph courtesy of United Nations Environmental Programme Posted 10 Nov 2007

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