GE to supply technology for Ghana project

• 6 years ago (2017-05-05)
• David Flin

Africa 303 Gas 371

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GE has announced that it will supply the power generation equipment for the 400 MW Bridge Power plant project in Tema, Ghana. Phase one of the project will generate 200 MW, and an additional 200 MW will be deployed in phase two of the project.

The equipment scope includes GE’s TM2500 gas turbine generator sets and GE steam turbines in a combined cycle configuration. This will be the first time the TM2500 gas turbines will be used in a combined cycle configuration globally.

Leslie Nelson, CEO for GE’s Gas Power Systems for Sub Saharan Africa, said: “The Bridge Power plant successfully brings together the need for a cost-effective fuel solution, in this case LNG, with an integrated power solution driven by GE’s latest flexible technology.”

The 400 MW Bridge Power and LNG import, storage and transportation infrastructure will address Ghana’s long-term energy requirements. Upon completion, it will be Africa’s first LPG-fired power plant, and the world’s largest plant of its kind. The fuel-flexible plant will also be capable of being fuelled by LPG, natural gas, or diesel.

Bridge Power is being developed by the Early Power Limited (EPL) consortium under a Power Purchase Agreement with the Electricity Corporation of Ghana (ECG). The EPL consortium comprises of Endeavour Energy, a leading independent power development and generation company focused on Africa; Sage, a leading independent trading firm in Ghana; and GE.