METKA S.A. is pleased to announce the signature of a new
EPC contract with Early Power Limited (EPL), Consortium consisting of
Endeavor Energy, a leading independent power development and generation company
focused on Africa, Sage, a leading independent
Ghanaian energy trading firm, and General Electric, for a new power plant in
Ghana. The contract signature took place on 22 June 2017.
The Bridge Power project
(stage 1) will be executed by METKA through its 100% subsidiary Power Projects
Limited, and its scope includes the engineering, procurement,
construction and commissioning of a 200 MW power project with 5
General Electric Gas Turbines type TM2500+, 5 Once Through Steam Generators and
1 custom-built steam turbine in combined cycle (CCGT) configuration, located in
Tema, 16 miles east of Accra. The plant will be capable of being fueled by LPG,
Natural Gas and Diesel. The project scope includes, extensive
infrastructure works for LPG transportation from the nearby Tema refinery and
the Tema port as well as LPG storage facilities of 13.600m3.
Bridge Power is a transformational
power project for Ghana, as it will rapidly add strongly needed generation
capacity to the country. Additionally, Bridge Power will not only diversify
Ghana’s current fuel mix through secure, lower-cost LPG supply, but will also
create a positive long lasting impact on Ghana with the
ability to use the LPG infrastructure for other markets in the country.
The contract value for METKA
is approximately 363$ million.