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Azito power plant

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Azito power plant is an operating power station of at least 713-megawatts (MW) in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire. It is also known as II, III, Azito Phase I, IV.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Azito power plant Abidjan, Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire 5.30155, -4.0763 (exact)[1]

The map below shows the exact location of the power station.

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • CC4, GT1-GT2-CC3: 5.30155, -4.0763

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology CHP Start year
CC4 Operating[2][3] fossil gas: natural gas, fossil liquids: fuel oil[4] 253[3] combined cycle[5] not found 2022[6][2]
GT1-GT2-CC3 Operating[7] fossil gas: natural gas, fossil liquids: fuel oil[4] 460[7] combined cycle[8] not found 2015[4]

CHP is an abbreviation for Combined Heat and Power. It is a technology that produces electricity and thermal energy at high efficiencies. Coal units track this information in the Captive Use section when known.

Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details

Unit name Owner Parent
CC4 Azito Energie SA [100%][9] CDC Group PLC [54.0%]; Aga Khan Fund for Economic Development [23.0%]; Norfund [23.0%]
GT1-GT2-CC3 Azito Energie SA [100%][9] CDC Group PLC [54.0%]; Aga Khan Fund for Economic Development [23.0%]; Norfund [23.0%]

Background

The Azito power station in its current state was built in 3 phases, two simple cycle turbines built in 1999 and 2000, and a heat-recovery steam turbine that was commissioned in 2015 to create a combined cycle system with the three turbines.[10]

In 2020, it was announced that the power station would be expanded with an additional 253 MW within the combined cycle system.[11] GE was selected to supply their E-class GT13E2 turbine for the project, meaning it will be able to burn up to 30% Hydrogen as part of its fuel mix.[12]

Articles and Resources

References

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20210602181633/https://www.industryabout.com/country-territories-3/1505-cote-d-ivoire/fossil-fuels-energy/22345-azito-gas-power-plant. Archived from the original on 2021-06-02. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. 2.0 2.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20220708175329/https://energynews.pro/en/cote-divoire-expansion-of-the-main-power-plant/. Archived from the original on 2022-07-08. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. 3.0 3.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20221128020744/https://www.globeleq.com/blog/globeleqs-azito-power-plant-celebrates-phase-iv-construction/. Archived from the original on 2022-11-28. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 https://web.archive.org/web/20210603185439/http://www.azitoenergie.com/azitopowerplant/presentation. Archived from the original on 2021-06-03. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. https://web.archive.org/web/20210920202345/https://www.esi-africa.com/industry-sectors/generation/azito-combined-cycle-power-plant-to-add-253mw-to-cote-divoires-grid/. Archived from the original on 2021-09-20. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. https://web.archive.org/web/20220928072548/https://www.enerdata.net/publications/daily-energy-news/ivory-coast-launches-new-expansion-phase-azito-ccgt-power-plant.html. Archived from the original on 2022-09-28. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. 7.0 7.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20220929212941/https://www.globeleq.com/blog/power-plants/azito/. Archived from the original on 2022-09-29. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  8. https://web.archive.org/web/20221206201057/https://www.power-technology.com/projects/azito-power-plant-expansion-abidjan/. Archived from the original on 2022-12-06. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  9. 9.0 9.1 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20210525014909/http://www.azitoenergie.com/upload/docs/azito-energie-inaugurates-cuot_JAT8G_20150703101443vtkysmv3rr.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2021-05-25. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  10. "AZITO ENERGIE". www.azitoenergie.com. Retrieved 2022-06-13.
  11. "GE adding 253 MW at Cà´te d'Ivoire gas turbine plant". Power Engineering. 2020-02-06. Retrieved 2022-06-13.
  12. "Azito Energie". GE. Retrieved Jun 13th, 2022. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |access-date= (help)CS1 maint: url-status (link)

Additional data

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