GE and Songas have completed upgrades to the entire GE fleet of three LM6000PA and one LM6000PC gas turbines at the Songas Ubungo Power Plant in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Power Generation
Eskom urges for safe access to replace failed transformers at Ivory Park
Eskom, South African electricity public utility, said that it is ready to start operations to replace failed transformers in Ivory Park due to illegal connections and meter bypasses resulting in network overloading
Tanzania starts construction of the US$1.38bn Rufiji power plant
Tanzania marked the start of construction of the Rufiji power plant Rufiji Hydropower Project (RHPP) at Stiegler’s Gorge in the presence of President John Magufuli
Senegal adopting gas-to-power agenda for universal electricity access
As gas-to-power is a major pillar of Senegal’s strategy to provide universal power access and increase economic competitiveness, the country aims to obtain sufficient energy sources while reducing the electricity shortage among its people
Wärtsilä supplying additional gas engines for North African power plant
Wärtsilä has announced to supply two more Wärtsilä 34SG engines for an existing power plant located in Borg El Arab, an industrial city located 45km southwest of Alexandria, Egypt