Sendou power station

Sendou power station
Location of Sendou power station
Country	Senegal
Location	Sendou
Coordinates	14°41′20.63″N 17°13′03.46″W / 14.6890639°N 17.2176278°W / 14.6890639; -17.2176278Coordinates: 14°41′20.63″N 17°13′03.46″W / 14.6890639°N 17.2176278°W / 14.6890639; -17.2176278
Owner(s)	Nykomb Synergetics, Senelec
Power station information
Primary fuel	Coal
Generation units	1
Power generation information
Installed capacity	125 MW
Maximum capacity	115 MW
Annual generation	925 GWh

The Sendou power station is a planned coal-fired power station in Senegal.

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.^[1][2]

Description

The power station would be located in the village of Sendou, 35 kilometres (22 mi) south-east of Dakar.^[1][3] It will be located on the seafront in mostly industrial surrounding and therefore will not affect the biological diversity or areas of nature. The Sendou power station would be a coal-fired single unit power station with a total generating capacity of 125 MW and a net capacity of 115 MW. The power station will generate 925 GWh of electricity a year over a period of 25 years.^[3]

The project is expected to cost 118 billion CFA francs.^[1] One of the results of this project is that Senegal's fuel imports will be reduced with up to €40 million per year.

Project company

Compagnie d’Electricité du Sénégal SA is a pconsortium that was incorporated to develop and operate the Sendou power station.^[1] The consortium is led by Nykomb Synergetics Development AB and it consists of Vattenfall Power Consult, Maytas, BHEL, BMCE Bank, Standard Bank of South Africa and Comptoir Balland-Brugneaux.^[2]

References

1. ^ ^{a b c d} "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. http://www.riaed.net/spip.php?article1412. Retrieved 2009-02-14. 
2. ^ ^{a b} "Nykomb vann Build-Own-Operate budgivningen (Nykomb won the Build-Own-Operate tender)" (in Swedish) (Press release). Nykomb Synergetics. 2008-01-29. http://www.nykomb.com/news/48-125-mwe-power-plant-in-senegal-. Retrieved 2009-02-14. 
3. ^ ^{a b} "Senegal to build new 124 MW coal-fired power plant". Forbes. 2008-01-25. http://www.forbes.com/feeds/afx/2008/01/25/afx4574151.html. Retrieved 2009-02-14.