Cap des Biches power station

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Cap des Biches power station is a power station under construction in Rufisque, Dakar, Senegal.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Cap des Biches power station Rufisque, Dakar, Senegal 14.722293, -17.300905 (approximate)[1]

The map below shows the approximate location of the power station.

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Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology CHP Start year Retired year
Unit 1 construction[2][3] fossil gas - natural gas, fossil liquids - naphtha[4] 300[5] combined cycle[5] 2023[6]

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
Unit 1 West Africa Energy SA [100.0%]

Background

The plant is a part of Senegal’s power strategy and is a national priority to support the goal of universal access to electricity by 2025.[7]

In September 2020, the Senegalese company West African Energy signed an engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) contract with the Turkish group Calik Enerji and GE  to build a 300 MW gas-fired power plant. The project will be the largest in Senegal, accounting for about 25% of total power consumed.[8]

In April 2021, the plant entered construction. The project required an XOF 227 billion (US $410 million) investment and is expected to be commissioned in late 2022.[9]

Articles and Resources

References

  1. https://www.google.com/maps/place/14%C2%B043'20.3%22N+17%C2%B018'03.3%22W/@14.722293-17.30309371015m/data=!3m2!1e3!4b1!4m6!3m5!1s0x0:0x0!7e2!8m2!3d14.7222932!4d-17.3009048. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. https://web.archive.org/web/20221209150745/https://energycapitalpower.com/west-african-energy-and-afc-ink-300-mw-power-plant-deal/. Archived from the original on 09 December 2022. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. https://finance.yahoo.com/news/general-electric-ge-secures-agreement-150800482.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAIcjqAXHlV2nDPkCDdprmgb5LIxW_WohsOGjtrqbnR928Zhdtf_hwngWA8nQk04RPzbOfTBxW-h8IaDctygXC5vJuiZhokrmt1RVfGd2H8FpBVCHkizKZhhovFUoyEnTAJ3benr849wkwEVyvlMoLOzyXzRLcRsI3pFwSWvUmSGO. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. https://web.archive.org/web/20220614135756/https://www.africa-energy.com/live-data/article/senegal-general-electric-supply-equipment-300mw-gas-plant. Archived from the original on 14 June 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. 5.0 5.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20220626233906/https://www.ge.com/news/press-releases/ge-secures-equipment-contract-to-power-the-biggest-power-plant-in-senegal. Archived from the original on 26 June 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. https://web.archive.org/web/20221121135013/https://www.nsenergybusiness.com/projects/cap-des-biches-combined-cycle-power-plant/. Archived from the original on 21 November 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. "Senegal's private sector to build gas power plant". apanews.net. Archived from the original on September 7, 2021. Retrieved January 29, 2022.
  8. "Senegal: General Electric to supply equipment for 300MW gas plant - African Energy". www.africa-energy.com. Archived from the original on June 2, 2021. Retrieved January 28, 2022.
  9. "West Africa Energy starts building a 300 MW gas-fired project in Senegal - Enerdata". www.enerdata.net. Archived from the original on June 2, 2021. Retrieved January 28, 2022.

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