Name and Location
Freetown heavy-oil fuel-fired power plant, Sierra Leone.

Client
CECA SL Generation, which is wholly owned by CEC Africa (Sierra Leone) Generation, which, in turn, is owned by CEC Africa Investments (50.1%) and TCQ Power (49.9%).

Project Description
The project involves the construction and operation of a heavy-oil fuel-fired power plant in an industrial zone, about 4 km east of the centre of Freetown, in Sierra Leone. The power plant will be initially developed as a 57 MWe installation, with an additional two phases of 35.5 MWe being added later, resulting in a potential total output of 128 MWe to the transmission network.

Phase 1 will comprise six 20v32 engines and phases 2 and 3 will comprise eight 130v32 engines, all with a 9.5 MW capacity.

The 57 MWe and 128 MWe installations will require 112 MW thermal (MWth) and about 310 MWth input from the combustion of heavy fuel oil (HFO) respectively.

The HFO is planned to be imported using the Addax project jetty, the construction of which is now complete, to the north of the site and will be transported from the jetty to the site by a new 1 275 m pipeline.

The pipeline will connect to the manifold at the jetty and to the project site. All the required infrastructure will either be developed or will be directly funded and developed as part of the project.

A pumpstation and buffer tank will also be built along the pipeline route, with a capacity of 100 m3. On site, there will be two 7 500 m≥ untreated fuel storage tanks, one 300 m3 settlement tank and two 500 m3 treated fuel tanks. The plant will also have diesel fuel tanks.

Value
The project is estimated at $134-million.

Duration
Construction of the power plant is expected to start this year.

Latest Developments
Wartsila has been appointed as the engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contractor for Phase 1 by an internationally sourced competitive bidding process. The company will also be the operation and maintenance (O&M) contractor for the plant.

Key Contracts and Suppliers
Wartsila (EPC and O&M).

On Budget and on Time?
Not stated.

Contact Details for Project Information
CECA SL Generation, tel +260 212 244956 or email info@cec-head-office.com.