It will be Senegal’s first combined-cycle power plant and is set to become the largest power plant in the country. The project’s development is headed by West African Energy, which holds an 85% stake, and Société Nationale d’Électricité du Sénégal (Senelec), the national electricity utility company, with a 15% share.
West African Energy and Société Nationale d’Electricité du Sénégal (Senelec) The power produced by the plant will be able to meet 25% of the power demand of Senegal. Credit: Dereje /Shutterstock.com. Once operational, the Cap des Biches CCPP will be the largest power plant in Senegal. Credit: Photo smile/Shutterstock.com.
West African Energy, a Senegalese energy company, plans to open Senegal’s first and largest 300 MW combined cycle gas power station in January 2024.
Senegal’s Sendou coal-fired power station, with a capacity of 125 MW, has surpassed heavy fuel oil generators as the country’s most cost-effective source of baseload power. The project, which has been ongoing since 2007, is a regional success. It intends to enhance Senegal’s power dependability and cost through a “Build, Own, and Operate” model.
Once operational, the Cap des Biches CCPP will be the largest power plant in Senegal. Credit: Photo smile/Shutterstock.com. The Cap des Biches combined-cycle power plant (CCPP) is currently under construction in Senegal. It will be Senegal’s first combined-cycle power plant and is set to become the largest power plant in the country.
Dakar, Senegal, 30 July, 2022 – Senegal’s Sendou Power Station has achieved a significant milestone in its ongoing rehabilitation and return to service after it recently produced a 100-megawatt load test during a sustained run at the coal-fired single unit power station that is located in Sendou, 35 kilometers south-east of Dakar.
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