Sendou power station

The Sendou power station (French: Centrale électrique de Sendou) is a coal-fired power station in Senegal. The power plant, located near Bargny, is currently in operation and will be transformed to a natural gas-fired power station in the near future.[1]

Sendou power station
CountrySenegal
LocationSendou
Coordinates14°41′20.63″N 17°13′03.46″W
Owner(s)Nordic Power, local minorities
Thermal power station
Primary fuelCoal, to be converted to Gas
Power generation
Units operational1
Nameplate capacity125 MW
Annual net output925 GWh

History

The international tender was launched on 18 November 2005. The agreement between the Minister of Energy of Senegal and the Director General of Senelec on one side and Nykomb Synergetics on other side was signed on 24 January 2008 in Dakar. The agreement stipulated construction and operation of the power station by the Nykomb Synergetics-led consortium, and generated power purchasing by Senelec.[2][3]

The power station is located in the village of Sendou (also known as Siendou), 35 kilometres (22 mi) south-east of Dakar.[2][4] It is located on the seafront in mostly industrial surrounding and does not affect the biological diversity or areas of nature. The Sendou power station is a coal-fired single unit power station with a total generating capacity of 125 MW and a net capacity of 115 MW, generating 925 GWh of electricity a year over a period of 27 years, with the undertaking of the current shareholders to convert the power station to a gas-fired power station by 2024.[4] The initial coal fired project cost to date is FCFA 200.4 billion (as at Sept 2021).[2]

Project company

Compagnie d’Electricité du Sénégal SA is a consortium that was incorporated to develop and operate the Sendou power station.[2] The consortium is led by SNPL and has senior lender backing from AFDB, FMO, BOAD, CBAO, ORABANK, Barak Fund and SNPL.[3]

References
  1. "Senegal's Govt replaces Sendou coal-fired power plant with gas-fired one". Energy News | Oil and Gas News. 2019-12-12. Retrieved 2020-02-18.
  2. "Sénégal : construction d'une centrale électrique à charbon de 125 MW à Sendou (Senegal: Construction of 125 MW coal-fired power plant in Sendou)" (in French). Sud Online. 2008-02-02. Retrieved 2009-02-14.
  3. "Nykomb vann Build-Own-Operate budgivningen (Nykomb won the Build-Own-Operate tender)" (Press release) (in Swedish). Nykomb Synergetics. 2008-01-29. Retrieved 2009-02-14.
  4. "Senegal to build new 125 MW coal-fired power plant". Forbes. 2008-01-25. Retrieved 2009-02-14.
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