Senegal faces key technology decisions in its search for the optimal gas-to-power strategy
These studies have revealed very significant system cost differences between the two main gas-to-power technologies the country is currently considering.
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Accelerating Nigeria’s 30-30-30 vision with flexible gas-to-power generation will reduce dependence on expensive diesel and generate significant cost savings
Nigeria is the largest and one of the fastest growing economies in Africa, yet despite a wealth of natural resources, the country continues to struggle with acute electricity shortages, which constrain its economic development.
Reliability, flexibility and sustainability of Wärtsilä technology lands repeat order from Nigerian cement producer
The technology group Wärtsilä will supply a 70 MW captive power plant for the BUA’s new Sokoto cement production plant in Nigeria. The new plant is required to supply the energy for an off grid additional cement production line. This follows an order for a 50 MW power plant from the same customer just two years earlier. This latest extended engineering and equipment order was booked in Wärtsilä’s order intake in October 2021.
OP-ED: Energy storage to enable the continued growth of renewables in Kenya
The growth of these renewable technologies is expected to deliver considerable benefits to the power sector in the form of lower greenhouse gas emissions, lower baseload utilization of thermal power plants, and reduced dependency on drought susceptible hydropower.
Wärtsilä announces new 132MW gas engine power plants maintenance contract in Nigeria
The technology group Wärtsilä has signed a long-term Optimised Maintenance agreement covering power plants in three locations owned by Paras Energy, a 100 percent privately-owned Nigerian energy provider. The aim of the agreement is to ensure the plants’ continued high levels of availability, reliability and efficiency, while providing important cost predictability for future budgeting purposes. The agreement was signed with Wärtsilä in the first quarter of 2021.
South Africa needs over 28 GW of flexibility to reach 100% renewables at lowest cost
The technology group Wärtsilä has highlighted a striking need to scale up flexibility in South Africa, in the form of energy storage and flexible gas technology, to enable a 100% renewable energy future.