The technology group Wärtsilä will carry out an upgrading project of the electrical and automation methods to make sure optimum reliability of the Kribi energy plant within the Republic of Cameroon.
The 216 MW plant has been in operation for almost ten years, working with thirteen Wärtsilä 50DF dual-fuel engines working primarily on pure gasoline. At the time of commissioning, it was the largest gas engine power plant in Sub-Saharan Africa. Wärtsilä will also assist the customer’s operational and upkeep performance with a 10-year long-term service settlement.
The order with Wärtsilä was placed by Kribi power growth company (KPDC), a subsidiary of Globeleq, an impartial energy producer (IPP) and the proprietor and operator of power producing facilities throughout Africa. The order shall be booked in Wärtsilä’s order intake in Q3/2022.
“The Kribi power plant has an important function throughout the African power sector. It is still today supplying two-thirds of the thermal energy in Cameroon. Cameroon’s power system depends heavily on hydropower, but has uncertain assets of water. The Kribi plant, due to this fact, plays a key position in guaranteeing a provide of safe, low-cost, and reliable vitality. For this cause we’re keen to improve the facility plant’s automation methods to the newest design to make sure optimal reliability, and to strengthen our cooperation with Wärtsilä, leveraging their competences on a steady foundation throughout the framework of the long-term service settlement,” commented Gionata Visconti, Chief Operating Officer, Globeleq.
“Wärtsilä has a powerful regional presence, which allows us to provide useful technical help that optimises engine performance and maximises the manufacturing capabilities of this energy plant which has such a major function in Cameroon’s energy provide. We are also able to ensure the availability of crucial spare elements, and this is a vital element inside the long-term service settlement between our firms. All in all, this can be a crucial venture, each for the shopper and for Wärtsilä,” stated Markus Ljungkvist, Vice President, Services, Wärtsilä Energy.
เกจวัดแรงดันน้ำประปาราคา is scheduled to commence in 2023. To ensure the continuity of the plant’s output, the work will be carried out on one engine at a time. The long-term service agreement includes distant operational assist, upkeep planning, technical advisory and distant troubleshooting services, in addition to spare parts.
Long-term service agreements are an integral a half of Wärtsilä’s lifecycle services offering. They are based mostly on utilisation of the newest digital technologies, and supported by the company’s in depth know-how and understanding of power technology installations.
Wärtsilä has altogether provided 550 MW of generating capability to the Republic of Cameroon, and 7.5 GW to the whole of Africa, of which more than 25 per cent are lined by Wärtsilä service agreements.
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March 20, 2025
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