The know-how group Wärtsilä will carry out an upgrading venture of the electrical and automation methods to make sure optimum reliability of the Kribi power plant in the Republic of Cameroon.
The 216 MW plant has been in operation for practically ten years, operating with thirteen Wärtsilä 50DF dual-fuel engines operating primarily on natural gasoline. At the time of commissioning, it was the largest gas engine power plant in Sub-Saharan Africa. Wärtsilä may also assist the customer’s operational and maintenance performance with a 10-year long-term service agreement.
The order with Wärtsilä was placed by Kribi power improvement company (KPDC), a subsidiary of Globeleq, an independent energy producer (IPP) and the owner and operator of power producing services throughout Africa. The order might be booked in Wärtsilä’s order consumption in Q3/2022.
“The Kribi power plant has an important position inside the African energy sector. It remains to be at present supplying two-thirds of the thermal energy in Cameroon. Cameroon’s vitality system relies closely on hydropower, however has unsure resources of water. The Kribi plant, therefore, performs a key function in guaranteeing a provide of secure, low cost, and dependable vitality. For this purpose we are eager to improve the facility plant’s automation methods to the most recent design to ensure optimal reliability, and to strengthen our cooperation with Wärtsilä, leveraging their competences on a continuous foundation inside the framework of the long-term service settlement,” commented Gionata Visconti, Chief Operating Officer, Globeleq.
“Wärtsilä has a robust regional presence, which enables us to provide priceless technical support that optimises engine performance and maximises the manufacturing capabilities of this energy plant which has such a big role in Cameroon’s energy supply. We are also in a position to ensure the supply of important spare elements, and this is an important component within the long-term service settlement between our companies. All in all, it is a very important challenge, each for the shopper and for Wärtsilä,” said Markus Ljungkvist, Vice President, Services, Wärtsilä Energy.
The challenge 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. เกจวัดถังแก๊ส -term service settlement includes remote operational assist, upkeep planning, technical advisory and distant troubleshooting companies, as nicely as spare elements.
Long-term service agreements are an integral part of Wärtsilä’s lifecycle services providing. They are based mostly on utilisation of the most recent digital technologies, and supported by the company’s extensive know-how and understanding of power technology installations.
เครื่องมือที่ใช้วัดความดัน has altogether equipped 550 MW of producing capacity to the Republic of Cameroon, and 7.5 GW to the whole of Africa, of which greater than 25 per cent are lined by Wärtsilä service agreements.
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