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    Taking Africa to its Energy Future

    Africa is ready to provide enough energy to achieve the most ambitious of goals, and it can do it while maintaining all environmental targets.

    We believe careful planning of power systems towards more sustainable and diversified energy supply portfolios can save billions and rapidly reduce CO2 emissions. We create value through our extensive power system knowledge and experience from integrating different generating assets.

    On this page, you may find our best materials and proceedings in energising and decarbonising the continent of Africa.

     

    References in Africa

    600+

    Power plants installed across the continent

    7.2 GW

    of engine power plant capacity installed.

    45

    African countries served

    • Pathways for Africa's energy future
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    Wärtsilä’s industry firsts in Africa

    With more than 650 employees and service hubs located in Kenya, South Africa, Nigeria and Senegal, Wärtsilä is proud to have contributed to many industry firsts. These include Africa’s largest gas engine power plant on the Kribi coast of Cameroon with 216MW capacity, as well as Africa’s highest installation, the 175 MW power plant in Sasolburg, South Africa, sitting at 1,700 meters above sea level. 

    Another first, the KivuWatt power plant in Rwanda, is the first ever power plant to use the naturally occurring methane from lake Kivu to generate electricity and reduce the environmental risks associated with such high concentrations of gas. Today’s power output is 25 MW but future planned expansions to this project will increase capacity by an additional 75 MW. 

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    Our references from across the continent

    • Paras Energy, Nigeria

      Since deciding in 2009 that its three new power plants would operate with Wärtsilä gas engines rather than gas turbines, the conventional choice at that time in Nigeria, Paras Energy has continued to benefit from that decision.

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    • Geita Gold Mine, Tanzania

      Reliable power generation in a remote off-grid location in Tanzania.

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    • B2Gold Fekola Mine, Mali

      Our GEMS Digital Energy Platform together with energy storage solutions were the key players in helping the Fekola gold mine in Mali to reduce their dependency on expensive fuel, lower their carbon emissions and optimise their mining operations.

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      Energy Storage in Mali

    • Pointe Monnier, Mauritius

      The Central Electricity Board (CEB) of Mauritius improved the performance as well as reduced the operating costs of their power plant by having a turbocharger retrofit.

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      Pointe Monnier, Mauritius

    • Essakane Solar SAS, Burkina Faso

      The Essakane gold mine in Burkina Faso receives its needed power from Africa’s largest engine-solar PV hybrid power plant delivered by Wärtsilä. Benefits for the mine include reduced fuel costs and a smaller carbon footprint. The capability to control and optimise the usage of the solar PV power and engines enables the gold mine to reduce its fuel consumption by an estimated 6 million litres per year and its annual CO2 emissions by 18,500 tons.

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      Essakane Solar SAS - Burkina Faso

    • Kaloum 5, Republic of Guinea

      Power plant overhaul boosts availability and grid stability.

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      Kaloum 5 - Republic of Guinea

    • Malicounda, Senegal

      With 450 MW of installed capacity in Senegal, Wärtsilä is the country’s leading provider of power generation equipment. The Matelec company placed an order for the delivery of an energy efficient 130 MW Flexicycle™ power plant. This investment will enable Senegal to achieve its goal of reducing consumer electricity pricing.

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      Malicounda, Senegal

    • Grande Côte, Senegal

      The Grande Côte Mineral Sands Project aims to extract valuable zircon and titanium dioxide from sandy deposits along the Senegalese coast from 2014 for at least the next 20 years.

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      Grande Cote Power Plant - Senegal

    • Sasolburg, South Africa

      "Our old generating equipment was replaced with more efficient units. New power plant technology is used to meet increased demand for electricity. Gas-engine technology allows us to reduce our carbon footprint by more than 40%."

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      Sasolburg operations

    • Lake Kivu, Rwanda

      This power plant utilises naturally occurring methane gas from Lake Kivu to generate electricity via Wärtsilä 34SG engines. Total output will be 25 MW. By reducing gas levels in the lake while, at the same time, providing additional power generating capacity, both environmental and economic targets can be met. This is the first time that Lake Kivu’s methane gas will be used to fuel a power plant of this size.

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      Lake Kivu

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      South Africa

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      Paarden Eiland
      7405, 
      Cape Town
      Tel. +27 21 5111 230

      Nigeria

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      Ikeja GRA, Lagos
      Nigeria
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      Senegal

      Wärtsilä West Africa
      Immeuble Le Thiargane 7ème étage, Mermoz Place OMVS
      B.P. 21861 Dakar-Ponty, Dakar - Senegal
      Tel + 221 33 865 41 00
      Fax + 221 33 864 42 72
      E-mail: West.africa@wartsila.com

      Madagascar

      Fort Dauphin (Taolagnaro)
      QMM Madena, Fort Dauphin, 614
      Madagascar
      Tel. +261 20 224 3267
      Fax: +261 20 224 3253

      Cameroon

      Wärtsilä Central Africa
      Wärtsilä Base, Essengue
      Douala, Cameroon
      Tel +237 33 50 54 00
      Fax +237 33 50 54 99
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