The expertise group Wärtsilä will perform an upgrading venture of the electrical and automation techniques to make sure optimum reliability of the Kribi energy plant within the Republic of Cameroon.
The 216 MW plant has been in operation for nearly ten years, operating with 13 Wärtsilä 50DF dual-fuel engines working primarily on pure gas. At the time of commissioning, it was the largest fuel engine power plant in Sub-Saharan Africa. Wärtsilä will also help the customer’s operational and upkeep efficiency with a 10-year long-term service settlement.
The order with Wärtsilä was positioned by Kribi energy development company (KPDC), a subsidiary of Globeleq, an unbiased power producer (IPP) and the proprietor and operator of energy producing amenities across Africa. The order shall be booked in Wärtsilä’s order consumption in Q3/2022.
“The Kribi power plant has a vital role inside the African power sector. It remains to be today supplying two-thirds of the thermal power in Cameroon. Cameroon’s energy system relies closely on hydropower, but has unsure sources of water. The Kribi plant, due to this fact, performs a key role in guaranteeing a supply of safe, cheap, and reliable vitality. For this cause we are eager to improve the ability plant’s automation techniques to the latest design to make sure optimal reliability, and to strengthen our cooperation with Wärtsilä, leveraging their competences on a steady basis inside the framework of the long-term service agreement,” commented Gionata Visconti, Chief Operating Officer, Globeleq.
“Wärtsilä has a strong regional presence, which permits us to provide priceless technical assist that optimises engine efficiency and maximises the production capabilities of this power plant which has such a major function in Cameroon’s energy provide. We are additionally able to make sure the supply of important spare components, and that is an important component inside the long-term service agreement between our companies. All in all, it is a very important venture, both for the customer and for Wärtsilä,” stated Markus Ljungkvist, Vice President, Services, Wärtsilä Energy.
The project is scheduled to commence in 2023. To ensure the continuity of the plant’s output, the work might be carried out on one engine at a time. The long-term service settlement includes distant operational help, upkeep planning, technical advisory and distant troubleshooting companies, as nicely as spare elements.
pressure gauge ไฮ ด รอ ลิ ค -term service agreements are an integral a half of Wärtsilä’s lifecycle providers providing. They are primarily based on utilisation of the latest digital technologies, and supported by the company’s intensive know-how and understanding of power technology installations.
Wärtsilä has altogether equipped 550 MW of generating capacity to the Republic of Cameroon, and 7.5 GW to the whole of Africa, of which greater than 25 per cent are coated by Wärtsilä service agreements.
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