Azito Energie and the government of Côte d’Ivoire have signed an implementation agreement for technical improvements to the Azito power plant, majority shareholder Globeleq announced in a 13 December statement. The work will increase efficiency, and raise capacity by 30MW
Globeleq said that, “the technical improvements will increase the efficiency of the power plant, avoiding the production of approximately 420,000 m/t of CO2 over the life span of the plant. The enhancements will also extend the lifetime of equipment, requiring less inspections and improving the plant’s availability.” The upgrade is expected to take place between H1 2018 and end-2019.
The 430MW Azito combined-cycle plant currently accounts for around 25% of Côte d’Ivoire’s electricity supply, according to Globeleq. Upon completion of the upgrade, the plant will generate 3,130GWh/yr. In August 2016 the Council of Ministers approved plans to add a fourth unit to the plant, consisting of a 200MW gas turbine and 80MW steam turbine, initially expected online 2018 and 2019 respectively.
