Globeleq along with CDC Group plc (CDC) and TCQ Power have celebrated the start of construction of the 57 MW Western Area Power Generation Project in Sierra Leone.
Working alongside CDC, the UK’s development finance institution, and TCQ Power, who have been developing and financing the project, Globeleq will develop and oversee the construction and operations of the Western Area Power Generation Project located in the Kissy Dock area, approximately 4km east of the centre of Freetown.
Wärtsilä, the appointed engineering, procurement and construction contractor, will design and build the plant, and once completed will provide full operations and maintenance services to the plant for 15 years. Two expansions of the plant to 128MW are envisaged but have not yet been planned.
BB Energy will provide HFO under a 15-year fuel supply agreement and electricity will be sold under a 20-year power purchase agreement with EDSA, the Sierra Leone state owned utility, and the Government of Sierra Leone.
