The know-how group Wärtsilä will perform an upgrading project of the electrical and automation systems to ensure optimal reliability of the Kribi energy plant in the Republic of Cameroon.
The 216 MW plant has been in operation for almost ten years, working with 13 Wärtsilä 50DF dual-fuel engines operating primarily on natural gasoline. At the time of commissioning, it was the largest gasoline engine power plant in Sub-Saharan Africa. Wärtsilä will also help the customer’s operational and maintenance performance with a 10-year long-term service settlement.
The order with Wärtsilä was placed by Kribi power development company (KPDC), a subsidiary of Globeleq, an unbiased energy producer (IPP) and the proprietor and operator of energy generating amenities across Africa. The order might be booked in Wärtsilä’s order intake in Q3/2022.
“The Kribi energy plant has an important function within the African power sector. เพรสเชอร์เกจ remains to be today supplying two-thirds of the thermal energy in Cameroon. Cameroon’s energy system depends heavily on hydropower, however has unsure resources of water. The Kribi plant, subsequently, plays a key role in guaranteeing a supply of secure, low cost, and dependable energy. For this reason we are eager to upgrade the facility plant’s automation systems to the newest design to ensure optimum reliability, and to strengthen our cooperation with Wärtsilä, leveraging their competences on a steady foundation inside the framework of the long-term service settlement,” commented Gionata Visconti, Chief Operating Officer, Globeleq.
“Wärtsilä has a powerful regional presence, which permits us to provide priceless technical support that optimises engine efficiency and maximises the manufacturing capabilities of this power plant which has such a major function in Cameroon’s power provide. We are also in a position to make sure the provision of important spare elements, and this is an important factor inside the long-term service settlement between our companies. All in all, it is a very important venture, each for the shopper and for Wärtsilä,” mentioned Markus Ljungkvist, Vice President, Services, Wärtsilä Energy.
The venture is scheduled to start in 2023. To ensure the continuity of the plant’s output, the work shall be carried out on one engine at a time. The long-term service settlement includes distant operational help, maintenance planning, technical advisory and remote troubleshooting providers, in addition to spare elements.
Long-term service agreements are an integral part of Wärtsilä’s lifecycle companies offering. pressure gauge octa are primarily based on utilisation of the newest digital technologies, and supported by the company’s extensive know-how and understanding of energy era installations.
Wärtsilä has altogether equipped 550 MW of producing capability to the Republic of Cameroon, and seven.5 GW to the entire of Africa, of which greater than 25 per cent are coated by Wärtsilä service agreements.
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