Banda Gas-to-Power Project

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Banda Gas-to-Power Project (محطة كهرباء حقل باندا) is a power station in pre-construction in Nouakchott, Banda Gas-to-Power Project, Mauritania.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Banda Gas-to-Power Project Nouakchott, Banda Gas-to-Power Project, Mauritania 18.04785, -16.00938 (approximate)[1]

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

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Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology CHP Start year Retired year
Unit 1 pre-construction[2] liquefied natural gas, heavy fuel oil[3][4][5][6] 120[7][8] combined cycle[9][8] not found 2024[10][5]

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
Unit 1 New Fortress Energy[3][11] New Fortress Energy [100.0%]

Project-level captive use details

  • Captive industry use (heat or power): power[5]

Background

The project was initially intended to be commissioned by 201, with state-owned Société de Production d'Electricité à partir du Gaz (SPEG) to own and operate it.[12] However, the project was cancelled in 2015 before it could move forward.

In 2021, the project was revived with New Fortress Energy signing an MOU with the Mauritanian government to establish a new 120 MW plant, as well as supply it with "fast" LNG.[13][14] The power plant is expected to be supplied with LNG from Mauritania's large offshore gas reserves.[15]

Articles and Resources

References

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20210928112021/https://energydata.info/dataset/mauritania-electricity-transmission-network-2017/resource/a2b37cd2-0fce-44c9-ba0a-ae19ea62e7f9. Archived from the original on 28 September 2021. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. https://web.archive.org/web/20220709074609/https://www.upstreamonline.com/lng/revival-fresh-banda-gas-to-power-project-in-sight-in-mauritania-under-new-fortress-plan/2-1-1134718. Archived from the original on 09 July 2022. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. 3.0 3.1 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20220630005915/https://www.petrole.gov.mr/IMG/pdf/20141014-_mauritanides2014_-_secteur_de_l_electricite.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 June 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. https://web.archive.org/web/20210723171817/https://www.africanpowerplatform.org/resources/power-projects/user-item/728-admin/595-nouadhibou-thermal-power-station.html. Archived from the original on 23 July 2021. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 https://web.archive.org/web/20221010134107/https://lngprime.com/africa/new-fortress-plans-flng-project-off-mauritania/37476/. Archived from the original on 10 October 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20230404005345/https://www.oxfordenergy.org/wpcms/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Mauritania-%E2%80%93-Senegal-an-emerging-New-African-Gas-Province-%E2%80%93-is-it-still-possible-NG163.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 04 April 2023. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. https://web.archive.org/web/20220717230702/https://www.lngindustry.com/special-reports/27052022/west-africa-the-lng-projects-to-watch/. Archived from the original on 17 July 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  8. 8.0 8.1 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20210723191818/http://unohrlls.org/custom-content/uploads/2016/12/6.-Mauritania-Electricity-Sector-En-2016.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 July 2021. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  9. (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20220630004145/https://documents1.worldbank.org/curated/en/228311468113062659/pdf/Mauritania-Senegal-Mali-Banda-Gas-to-Power-Project.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 June 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  10. (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20220705095350/https://ewsdata.rightsindevelopment.org/files/documents/57/WB-P145657_KkPEoaL.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 05 July 2022. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  11. https://web.archive.org/web/20220709093253/https://www.bloomberg.com/press-releases/2021-12-21/nfe-signs-mou-with-mauritania-for-fast-lng-and-gas-to-power-project. Archived from the original on 09 July 2022. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  12. "www.petrole.gov.mr/IMG/pdf/20141014-_mauritanides2014_-_secteur_de_l_electricite.pdf" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on June 23, 2021.
  13. "NFE enters MoU with Mauritania for a gas focused energy hub". www.enerdata.net. 2021-12-22. Retrieved 2022-06-14.
  14. "NFE Signs MOU With Mauritania for Fast LNG and Gas to Power Project". 2021-12-21. Retrieved 2022-06-14.
  15. "Future potential: how Mauritania and Senegal are set to become new players in natural gas supply | News and insights | Home". bp global. Retrieved 2022-06-14.

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