Cap des Biches (engine) power station

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Cap des Biches (engine) power station is an operating power station of at least 86-megawatts (MW) in Rufisque, Dakar, Senegal.


Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Cap des Biches (engine) power station Rufisque, Dakar, Senegal 14.7190, -17.2970 (exact)[1][2]

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

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • Unit 1: 14.71899, -17.29704


Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology CHP Start year Retired year
Unit 1 operating[3] gas, fuel oil[4][3] 86 MW[3] internal combustion combined cycle[3] - - -

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 ContourGlobal PLC KKR Co Inc


Background

The generation facility was developed and constructed by ContourGlobal in two phases.[1]The modern and highly efficient plant provides reliable, low-cost energy to 100,000 people in Senegal.[5]In April 2016, the first phase began generating electricity after only 14 months of construction.[1]In September 2016, the second phase started producing electricity.[1]


Articles and Resources

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 https://web.archive.org/web/20160718133916/http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/contourglobals-highly-efficient-cap-des-biches-electricity-generation-facility-inaugurated-by-senegals-president-macky-sall-300283771.html. Archived from the original on 2016-07-18. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help) Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name "ref_0" defined multiple times with different content Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name "ref_0" defined multiple times with different content Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name "ref_0" defined multiple times with different content
  2. https://www.google.com/maps/place/14%C2%B043'07.3%22N+17%C2%B017'49.5%22W/@14.718699,-17.2986336,1015m/data=!3m2!1e3!4b1!4m6!3m5!1s0x0:0x0!7e2!8m2!3d14.7186991!4d-17.297086. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 "Cap des Biches". ContourGlobal. Archived from the original on May 25, 2021. Retrieved January 28, 2022.
  4. "Adding 86 MW of power in Senegal". Archived from the original on July 8, 2022. Retrieved July 11, 2022.
  5. https://web.archive.org/web/20160718133916/http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/contourglobals-highly-efficient-cap-des-biches-electricity-generation-facility-inaugurated-by-senegals-president-macky-sall-300283771.html. {{cite web}}: |archive-url= requires |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)

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