Aboadze Rotan power station
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Aboadze Rotan power station is a shelved power station in Aboadze, Western, Ghana. It is also known as Rotan power station.
Location
Table 1: Project-level location details
| Plant name | Location | Coordinates (WGS 84) |
|---|---|---|
| Aboadze Rotan power station | Aboadze, Western, Ghana | 4.968973, -1.663185 (exact)[1] |
The map below shows the exact location of the power station.
Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):
- 1, 2: 4.968973, -1.663185
Project Details
Table 2: Unit-level details
| Unit name | Status | Fuel(s) | Capacity (MW) | Technology | CHP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shelved[2][3] | fossil gas: natural gas[4] | 330[3] | combined cycle[3][5] | not found |
| 2 | Shelved[3] | fossil gas: natural gas[4] | 330[3] | combined cycle[3][5] | not found |
CHP is an abbreviation for Combined Heat and Power. It is a technology that produces electricity and thermal energy at high efficiencies. Coal units track this information in the Captive Use section when known.
Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details
| Unit name | Owner | Parent |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rotan Power Ltd [100%][4] | Rotan Energy [100.0%] |
| 2 | Rotan Power Ltd [100%][4] | Rotan Energy [100.0%] |
Background
In December 2017, a memorandum of understanding between Siemens and Rotan Power was signed for this project.[6] The funding is expected to be provided by the German Export Credit Agency and Euler Hermes. The Aboadze Rotan plant will be between the 330 MW Takoradi Thermal Power Station and the 200 MW Amandi power plant in the Aboadze Power Enclave.
In 2018, a procurement notice for the first "single, natural gas-fired ‘F’ class combined cycle unit" announced that funding was expected to be ready by mid-2019. Initial output is planned for 330 MW, but they expect the single unit output "will likely exceed 330 MW in the future subject to grid acceptance." The procurement notice stated that "Rotan is developing a gas-fired combined cycle power generation facility at Aboadze in the western region of Ghana, with a single ‘F’ class gas turbine planned for the first phase, and a similar ‘F’ class unit for the second phase of the project.[7]
Also, in 2018, in an interview to explain the need for more power in Africa, Rotan's CEO compared power use in US's New York State to the country of Nigeria:
"New York State has over 50,000 MW of installed capacity. They do have a manufacturing base and about 25 million people. Nigeria has 170 million-185 million people, so seven or eight times that of New York, and on any given day, dependable capacity on the grid is 4,000 MW."[7]
The numbers are slightly off, closer to 40,000 MW of installed capacity and a NY state population closer to 20 million.
In April 2019, Rotan Power announced a new partner to replace Mitsui & Co.[8] Also, in April, Ghana Gas finished a new gas pipeline to the Aboadze Power Enclave, which can supply enough gas to fuel about 600 MW.[9]
In 2023, Phase I is expected to come online.[10][11]
In 2025, Phase II is expected to come online.[10] [11]
The plant has not made progress and thus appears to be shelved.
Articles and Resources
References
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20210602193318/https://pdfslide.net/documents/rotan-power-combined-cycle-gas-turbine-power-plant-i-rotan-power-non-technical.html. Archived from the original on 02 June 2021.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|archive-date=(help); Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20220708175724/https://gipc.gov.gh/siemens-rotan-power-sign-agreement-for-ghana-power-plant-project/. Archived from the original on 08 July 2022.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|archive-date=(help); Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 https://web.archive.org/web/20220527083307/http://www.rotanpower.com/project. Archived from the original on 27 May 2022.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 https://web.archive.org/web/20220318122328/http://www.rotanpower.com/. Archived from the original on 18 March 2022.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 5.0 5.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20210602172047/https://ijglobal.com/data/project/37433. Archived from the original on 02 June 2021.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|archive-date=(help); Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ New partnership to boost Ghana’s energy supply, ESI Africa, Dec 14, 2017
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Exec on Ghana power plant project, The Oil & Gas Year, Nov 2, 2018
- ↑ James Hebert, New equity partner on Ghana gas-fired expected soon, IJ Journal, Apr 9, 2019
- ↑ Ghana Gas connects pipeline to Aboadze power enclave, ReportingOilandGas.org, Apr 10, 2019
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 "Ghana: Siemens, Rotan Power sign MoU for 660MW CCGT plant | African Energy". www.africa-energy.com. Retrieved 2022-07-25.
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 Siemens and Rotan Power sign agreement for power plant project in Ghana, Power Magazine, Dec 14, 2017
Additional data
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