Nouakchott power plant, Mauritania
Name and Location
Nouakchott power plant, Mauritania.
Client
Société Mauritanienne d'Electricité (Somelec).
Project Description
The project involves a turnkey contract to construct, supply and engineer a major power plant to be built in Nouakchott, Mauritania.
When completed, the electricity produced will be fed to the national grid and will also be used to provide energy for the country’s growing mining industry.
Value
The contract is valued at €128-million.
Duration
The delivery of the equipment and completion of all construction work is estimated to be finalised within 24 months.
The plant is expected to be operational in 2015.
Latest Developments
Wärtsilä has signed a turnkey contract to construct, supply and engineer the power plant.
The plant will be powered by eight Wärtsilä 50DF dual-fuel generating sets, which are able to run on natural gas and conventional liquid fuels (heavy fuel oil and light fuel oil).
The company is negotiating a long-term operations and maintenance contract for the power plant.
Key Contracts and Suppliers
Wärtsilä (turnkey contract).
On Budget and on Time?
Not stated.
Contact Details for Project Information
Somelec tel +222 529 66 04 or fax +222 525 39 95.
Wärtsilä senior manager, media and stakeholder relations, Tuula Franck, tel +358 400 267555 or
emailtuula.franck@wartsila.com.
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