Côte d’Ivoire: Third Soubré turbine to start up in October

The third and final turbine of the 275MW Soubré hydro development is due to start up in October, bringing the country’s installed capacity to 2,269MW. A commissioning ceremony was held in June for the plant at Naoua Falls, on the Sassandra River in the south-western Nawa region. State utility CI-Energies will own and operate the plant, which was built by Sinohydro with financing from the Export-Import Bank of China. The first two turbines have capacity of 90MW, while the third is 95MW.