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Takoradi thermal power plant expansion, Ghana

26th April 2012

By: Sheila Barradas

Creamer Media Research Coordinator & Senior Deputy Editor

  

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Name and Location
Takoradi thermal power plant expansion, Ghana.

Client
Takoradi International Company (Tico).

Project Description
The project will see the conversion of the Takoradi power plant from its current 220 MW single-cycle configuration to a combined-cycle plant. This will involve the addition of two heat recovery system generators, a 110 MW steam turbine generator, two 60 m stacks and a seawater desalination plant. The conversion will allow the plant to generate 110 MW of power without any incremental fuel consumption.

Value
The total project cost is estimated at $440-million.

Duration
Not stated.

Latest Developments
The International Finance Corporation (IFC) proposes to invest up to $120-million in the project in the form of a $105-million loan account and $15-million in concessional funding from the Canada Climate Change Programme.

Key Contracts and Suppliers
IFC (loan finance).

On Budget and on Time?
Not stated.

Contact Details for Project Information
Tico plant manager Joshua Ravi Kumar, tel +233 3120 26663/4 ext 301 or
email Joshua.kumar@taqaglobal.com.
IFC corporate relations, tel + 202 473 3800 or fax + 202 974 4384.
 

Edited by Martin Zhuwakinyu
Creamer Media Magazine Managing Editor

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