pressure gauge nuova fima ราคา will perform an upgrading venture of the electrical and automation systems to make sure optimal reliability of the Kribi energy plant in the Republic of Cameroon.
The 216 MW plant has been in operation for almost ten years, working with 13 Wärtsilä 50DF dual-fuel engines working primarily on natural gasoline. At the time of commissioning, it was the most important gas engine power plant in Sub-Saharan Africa. Wärtsilä may also help the customer’s operational and maintenance performance with a 10-year long-term service agreement.
The order with Wärtsilä was placed by Kribi power growth company (KPDC), a subsidiary of Globeleq, an impartial power producer (IPP) and the proprietor and operator of energy producing facilities throughout Africa. The order shall be booked in Wärtsilä’s order consumption in Q3/2022.
“The Kribi power plant has a vital position throughout the African vitality sector. It continues to be today supplying two-thirds of the thermal energy in Cameroon. Cameroon’s energy system depends closely on hydropower, but has unsure resources of water. The Kribi plant, subsequently, plays a key position in making certain a supply of secure, low cost, and reliable vitality. For this purpose we’re eager to improve the facility plant’s automation systems to the latest design to make sure optimum reliability, and to strengthen our cooperation with Wärtsilä, leveraging their competences on a steady foundation within the framework of the long-term service agreement,” commented Gionata Visconti, Chief Operating Officer, Globeleq.
“Wärtsilä has a powerful regional presence, which permits us to offer priceless technical help that optimises engine efficiency and maximises the production capabilities of this power plant which has such a big function in Cameroon’s energy provide. We are also able to make sure the availability of crucial spare elements, and this is an essential element throughout the long-term service agreement between our corporations. All in all, this is a essential venture, each for the customer and for Wärtsilä,” said Markus Ljungkvist, Vice President, Services, Wärtsilä Energy.
The project is scheduled to start in 2023. To ensure the continuity of the plant’s output, the work shall be carried out on one engine at a time. The long-term service agreement consists of remote operational help, maintenance planning, technical advisory and remote troubleshooting services, in addition to spare components.
Long-term service agreements are an integral a part of Wärtsilä’s lifecycle companies providing. They are primarily based on utilisation of the latest digital technologies, and supported by the company’s intensive know-how and understanding of power technology installations.
Wärtsilä has altogether supplied 550 MW of producing capability to the Republic of Cameroon, and seven.5 GW to the entire of Africa, of which greater than 25 per cent are coated by Wärtsilä service agreements.
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