The expertise group Wärtsilä will carry out an upgrading challenge of the electrical and automation methods to make sure optimal reliability of the Kribi energy plant within the Republic of Cameroon.
The 216 MW plant has been in operation for nearly ten years, working with thirteen Wärtsilä 50DF dual-fuel engines running primarily on pure gasoline. At the time of commissioning, it was the largest fuel engine energy plant in Sub-Saharan Africa. Wärtsilä may even support the customer’s operational and upkeep efficiency with a 10-year long-term service settlement.
The order with Wärtsilä was placed by Kribi energy growth company (KPDC), a subsidiary of Globeleq, an impartial energy producer (IPP) and the proprietor and operator of energy producing facilities across Africa. The order will be booked in Wärtsilä’s order consumption in Q3/2022.
“The Kribi power plant has an important function inside the African energy sector. It is still today supplying two-thirds of the thermal vitality in Cameroon. Cameroon’s vitality system depends heavily on hydropower, but has unsure assets of water. The Kribi plant, due to this fact, performs a key function in making certain a supply of secure, low cost, and dependable vitality. For this purpose we are eager to improve the ability plant’s automation systems to the latest design to ensure optimal reliability, and to strengthen our cooperation with Wärtsilä, leveraging their competences on a continuous basis throughout the framework of the long-term service agreement,” commented Gionata Visconti, Chief Operating Officer, Globeleq.
“Wärtsilä has a robust regional presence, which permits us to supply valuable technical support that optimises engine efficiency and maximises the production capabilities of this energy plant which has such a major position in Cameroon’s power supply. We are additionally able to ensure the availability of crucial spare elements, and that is an important factor within the long-term service agreement between our firms. All in all, this could be a crucial venture, both for the client and for Wärtsilä,” mentioned Markus Ljungkvist, Vice President, Services, Wärtsilä Energy.
The venture is scheduled to start in 2023. To make เกจวัดแรงดันคือ of the plant’s output, the work might be carried out on one engine at a time. The long-term service settlement consists of remote operational assist, upkeep planning, technical advisory and remote troubleshooting services, as properly as spare parts.
Long-term service agreements are an integral a half of Wärtsilä’s lifecycle services providing. They are based on utilisation of the latest digital technologies, and supported by the company’s intensive know-how and understanding of energy technology installations.
Wärtsilä has altogether supplied 550 MW of producing capacity to the Republic of Cameroon, and 7.5 GW to the whole of Africa, of which more than 25 per cent are covered by Wärtsilä service agreements.
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