Guinea-Bissau: Delmas to supply 15MW thermal plant

The government of Guinea-Bissau has signed a contract with France’s Delmas for the construction of a 15MW thermal power plant in Bor, a suburb of Bissau. The plant will be built with financing of nearly CFA16bn ($29m) from the West African Development Bank (Boad). The plant is expected to be completed and delivered within 18 months.Minister of state for energy and industry Florentino Mendes Pereira said the major problem facing the country’s energy sector was a lack of infrastructure.