Volobe Hydroelectric Power Station

The Volobe Power Station is a 120 megawatts (160,000 hp) hydroelectric power project under construction in Madagascar.

Volobe Power Station
Volobe Hydroelectric Power Station is located in Madagascar
Volobe Hydroelectric Power Station
Map of Madagascar showing the location of Volobe Hydroelectric Power Station
CountryMadagascar
LocationVolobe, Ambodilazana[1]
Toamasina Rural District
Coordinates18°09′07″S 49°11′06″E
PurposePower
StatusProposed
Construction began2023 Expected
Opening date2025 Expected
Construction cost€350 million (US$372 million)
Owner(s)Compagnie Générale d'Hydroélectricité de Volobe
Operator(s)CGHV
Dam and spillways
ImpoundsIvondro River
Operator(s)Jirama
Commission date2025 Expected
TypeRun-of-the-river
TurbinesAndritz Hydro: 6x20 MW
Installed capacity120 MW (160,000 hp)
Annual generation750 GWh

Location

The power station is constructed in Ambodilazana across the Ivondro River, Toamasina Rural District, near Toamasina. The village of Volobe which will host the power station is located approximately 40 kilometres (25 mi), by road, west of Toamasina, the second-largest city in Madagascar.[2]

Overview

Volobe HPP is a run of river plant with six Francis type generating turbines, each rated at 20 megawatts. Andritz Hydro will supply and install the turbines, for total generating capacity of 120 megawatts.[3]

The consortium that is developing the power station will also build the high voltage evacuation power line that will transmit the energy from this power plant to a point where the energy will enter the national electricity grid. In addition, access roads and other infrastructure will be constructed for the neighboring communities.[4]

Developers

The consortium that owns the power station and is developing it has four shareholder companies as illustrated in the table below. They formed a special purpose vehicle company (SPV) to own, design, build, finance, operate and maintain the power station. The SPV company is called Compagnie Générale d'Hydroélectricité de Volobe (CGHV) (English: General Hydroelectricity Company of Volobe).

Shareholding In General Hydroelectricity Company of Volobe
RankName of OwnerDomicilePercentage Ownership
1Jovena (subsidiary of Axian Group)Madagascar
40.0
2ScatecNorway
25.0
3Africa50Morocco
25.0
4Colas MdagascarMadagascar
10.0
Total
100.0

Construction costs and funding

It is estimated that construction will cost approximately €350 million (approx. US$372 million), funded by loans and equity.

Other considerations

The energy generated at this station will supply an estimated 360,000 Madagascan households, with about 2 million inhabitants. During the construction phase, an estimated 1,000 jobs are expected to be created.[2] This power station will increase the population of Madagascar that is connected to grid electricity and propel the country towards the goal of 70 percent nation electrification by 2030.

In June 2023, the Compagnie générale d'hydroélectricité de Volobe (CGHV), which owns the power station signed a 35-year power purchase agreement with Jiro sy rano Malagasy (Jirama), the electricity public utility company of Madagascar.[5]

See also

References

  1. meh.mg
  2. Hydro Review (10 November 2019). "Group announces partnership to develop 120-MW Volobe hydropower project in Madagascar". Hydroreview.com. Retrieved 30 April 2022.
  3. Carmen (20 December 2021). "Volobe HPP, Madagascar". Power-Technology.com. New York City. Retrieved 30 April 2022.
  4. Axian Group (2 August 2019). "Volobe 2019, The New Hydroelectric Power Plant". Axian Group. Antananarivo, Madagascar. Retrieved 30 April 2022.
  5. Jean Marie Takouleu (5 June 2023). "Madagascar: JIRAMA to purchase output from the Volobe hydroelectric power station". Afrik21.africa. Paris, France. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
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