GE Power and Marinus Energy announced a first-of-its-kind waste gas-to-power pilot project to generate electricity for Ghana, according to the GE Power on Tuesday.
The Atuabo waste-to-power independent power project (Atuabo) will be the first power plant in Sub-Saharan Africa to use Isopentane gas as a fuel source to generate electricity. The plant will run on GE's latest mobile TM2500 gas turbines that can be easily relocated as required, the company said.
"Not only is the Atuabo waste-to-power plant enabling our company to lead in innovative energy solutions in Ghana, but by using a fuel source which would otherwise have been flared as waste, we are further reducing emissions and costs," Fred Asamany, a strategic advisor of Marinus Energy was quoted as saying.
"GE is offering an innovative solution, which gives us the confidence to move from pilot to commercial operations," he said.
The pilot power plant will have 25 megawatts of capacity and will generate electricity to supply power for more than 100,000 Ghanaian households, the statement read.
"The TM2500 unit will provide unrivalled speed to deployment and flexibility to support the immediate needs of our customer - Marinus Energy, and then seamlessly transition to deliver capacity over the long term as they expand their operations," said Leslie Nelson, CEO of GE's Gas Power Systems in Sub-Saharan Africa.
According to the company, the TM2500 mobile power plant - a trailer-mounted gas turbine generator - can be relocated to other power plants during operation, and maintenance outages, or to remote areas.
The TM2500 can also achieve full power approximately within 10 minutes making it ideal for providing a base-load bridge to permanent power installations or generating backup power for factories and industries.
By Huseyin Erdogan
Anadolu Agency
energy@aa.com.tr
