Cap des Biches gas plant, Senegal: GE to supply gas power generation equipment

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General Electric Company (GE), the American multinational conglomerate incorporated in New York City and headquartered in Boston, has secured an order to supply gas power generation equipment for the 300MW Cap des Biches gas plant in Senegal.

In particular, GE will supply two 9E.03 gas turbines, one STF-A200 steam turbine, three A39 generators, two Heat Recovery Steam Generators (HRSG) and additional balance of plant equipment as part of the project scope.

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Elisee Sezan, the Director of GE’s gas power plant branch in Sub-Saharan Africa in a comment said that over the past decade, the company has gained a solid track record of supplying equipment and plant construction in sub-Saharan Africa.

“We are happy to continue with this trend and to provide our gas power technology in order to support the expected renewables growth in this West African country” he concluded.

Expectations for the Cap des Biches gas plant

The Cap des Biches gas plant is expected to begin operations in phases from next year, supporting the Senegalese Government’s target to increase its generation capacity with a greater utilization of natural gas and renewables.

The plant will reportedly be the biggest power plant in the West African country upon completion, with the capacity to generate approximately 25 percent of the power consumed in the country, providing the equivalent electricity needed to power up to 500,000 homes.

It will allow the country to increase its power and move closer to its goal of achieving universal access to energy by 2025.

The country recorded a rural electrification rate of 53.9% back in 2019 after giving access to energy to 11% of rural households between 2018 and 2019.