ENGINEERINGNET.EU -- CIPREL has commissioned the Belgian Tractebel Engineering to carry out feasibility studies, produce technical specifications, conduct negotiations, award the contract and oversee the construction and commissioning of a gas turbine (111 MW), two heat recovery steam generators linked to the new gas turbine and to another identical turbine installed on the site in 2009, and a steam turbine (111MW).
Ultimately, CIPREL will have an additional capacity of 222MW, of which 111MW entailing no additional consumption of natural gas.
Upon completion of the €270 million project, CIPREL's generating facilities will have a total capacity of 543 MW by 2014.
Bernard Kouassi N’guessan, General Manager of CIPREL: "This project, which will prevent the emission of 500,000 tonnes of CO2 annually, is a contributory factor in fighting global warming".
"For Tractebel Engineering, this contract is a renewed sign of confidence by the customer in the management of large-scale energy projects", states Luc Resteigne, Executive Vice President Power & Gas ofTractebel Engineering.
BACKGROUNDER
CIPREL is a privately held company incorporated in Ivory Coast in 1994. It was awarded a BOOT (Build Own Operate Transfer) contract by the Ivory Coast government to handle part of the country's electricity production (currently 38%). CIPREL is a subsidiary of French holding company FINAGESTION.
One of the world's largest engineering companies, Tractebel Engineering has more than 3,300 specialist employees and provides its clients with technological solutions and services for the electricity, nuclear, gas and infrastructure sectors. Tractebel Engineering is part of GDF SUEZ Energy Services.
