Name of the Project
Singrobo-Ahouaty hydroelectric development.
Location
On the Bandama river, 23 km downstream of the existing Taabo dam and upstream of the confluence of the Nzi river, in Côte d’Ivoire.
Project Owner/s
Ivoire Hydro Energy (IHE).
Project Description
Singrobo will be Côte d’Ivoire’s first hydroelectric project developed by an independent power producer.
The project entails the construction of a 44 MW hydroelectricity generation plant and will comprise:
• a 27-m-high and 1025-m-long rockfill dam on the right bank of the Bandama river;
• a 27-m-high and 150-m-long concrete dam on the left bank;
• a spillway, water intake structure and bottom outlet in the centre;
• a 19.6 km2 reservoir, with a volume of about 105 h/m3;
• two 5-m-diameter penstocks;
a powerhouse, with two horizontal 22 MW Kaplan turbines supplied by GE/Alstom;
• a 1.3-km-long and 35-m-wide tailrace channel;
about 3 km of access roads;
• camp site facilities, including construction facilities and a permanent operations and maintenance camp site; and
• a 4 km, 90 kV transmission line and substation to connect the hydropower plant to the existing Taabo-Agboville transmission line.
Potential Job Creation
Not stated.
Capital Expenditure
€174-million.
Planned Start/End Date
Financial close is expected late in the third quarter of 2021 and is expected to take 36 months to build.
Latest Developments
The Emerging Africa Infrastructure Fund (EAIF), a subsidiary of the Private Infrastructure Development Group, is lending €25-million over 18 years to IHE for the project.
Key Contracts, Suppliers and Consultants
GE and Alstom (Kaplan turbines); Norton Rose Fulbright (international legal counsel); Royal HaskoningDHV (lenders’ technical adviser and environment and social adviser); Mott McDonald (lenders’ adviser for construction monitoring); Mazars (model audit and tax adviser); INDECS Consulting and Platinum (insurance adviser and broker); and EAIF (loan finance).
Contact Details for Project Information
IHE, tel +225 27 21 74 4504 or email contact@iheci-spv.com.