Bridge Power project, Ghana

25th November 2016

By: Sheila Barradas

Creamer Media Research Coordinator & Senior Deputy Editor

  

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Name of the Project
Bridge Power project.

Location
The project is located in the coastal city of Tema, in Ghana.

Client
Early Power, which comprises independent power development and generation company Endeavour Energy, independent trading firm Sage and General Electric through its GE Power division.

Project Description
The project involves the greenfield construction of the 400 MW Bridge Power project.

The project will be developed in phases.

Phase 1 will consist of a 194 MW power block, which will include five GE TM2500+ G4 gas turbines and one purpose-built GE steam turbine in closed-cycle gas turbine (CCGT) configuration.

Phase 2 will consist of a 206 MW power block, which will include four GE LM6000 gas turbines and one purpose-built GE steam turbine in CCGT configuration.

The project will use liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) as the primary feedstock for the plant.

To support the use of LPG, the project will also develop LPG import, transport, and storage infrastructure, which will have a positive, long-lasting impact on the company, with the ability to use the LPG infrastructure for other markets in Ghana.

Jobs to be Created
Not stated.

Value
Not stated.

Duration
Bridge Power is expected to reach financial close in December and to start producing an initial 144 MW of power within the first six months to help the country meet its near-term power needs.

Phase 1 is expected to deliver its first power in early 2017.

Latest Developments
Early Power has received Parliamentary approval for the project.

It has also signed a 20-year power purchase agreement with the Electricity Corporation of Ghana (ECG).

Endeavor will provide the bulk of the equity investment required to accelerate the project.

It will also manage construction and then operate and maintain the plant, while Sage will be responsible for the fuel supply for the project.

Sage created the gas-to-power fuel solution for the project using LPG as the primary feedstock for the power plant.

Bridge Power is the first such plant in Africa and, when completed, will be the largest LPG-fired power plant in the world. In addition to LPG, which is cleaner and cheaper than light crude oil, Bridge Power will be able to be fuelled by natural gas and diesel.

Across the two phases of the project, GE will provide 400 MW of power generating capacity through nine GE gas turbines and two purpose-built GE steam turbines in two separate CCGT configurations.

In combined-cycle plants, the waste heat from the first turbines can be used to power other turbines, thereby generating more electricity and making the whole project more efficient.

Also, each of the nine gas turbines can operate independently, enabling the ECG to more efficiently match supply to actual demand.

Additionally, GE will provide an ‘on balance sheet’ financing solution for the capital required for an acceleration of the first phase of the project, as well as a long-term service agreement for the life of the project to ensure reliability and power plant availability of world-class standards.

Key Contracts and Suppliers
None stated.

On Budget and on Time?
Not stated.

Contact Details for Project Information
Endeavour Energy, tel +1 281 369 5908 or email contact.us@endeavor-energy.com.

Edited by Martin Zhuwakinyu
Creamer Media Senior Deputy Editor

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