APR Energy Extends And Expands Contracts For 108 MW In Africa
APR Energy plc, a provider of fast-track power solutions, has extended and expanded its interim power solution for Société Nationale d'Éléctricité du Sénégal (Senelec), Senegal’s national electric utility. The requirements include installation and operation of an additional 48 MW of mobile diesel-powered generation, including assets being redeployed from Libya, to supplement an existing 20 MW block of power at APR Energy’s Kounoune site. The contract term for the combined 68 MW extends into the fourth quarter of 2015.
APR Energy also has extended its 40 MW mobile gas turbine project in Rocha Pinto, Angola, through late in the fourth quarter of 2015. Located near the capital city of Luanda, the project is one of two the company has in Angola, the third-largest economy in Africa. APR Energy provides an additional 40 MW of power generation at its plant in Morro Bento, which was extended through the first quarter of 2016 earlier this year.
The Angola and Senegal projects, together with additional plant sites in Botswana and Mali, combine to provide more than 180 MW of power generation capacity to Sub-Saharan Africa.
“We are pleased to continue these important relationships with our utility partners, and are proud to contribute to the economic growth in this region of the world,” said Laurence Anderson, chief executive officer at APR Energy.
“The planning, financing and construction of permanent power plants can take many years, and our mobile gas turbines and power modules are perfect interim solutions that provide customers the flexibility and full service they need during the development of permanent generation,” said John Campion, executive chairman.
APR Energy provides large-scale, fast-track power, providing customers with rapid access to reliable electricity when and where they need it. Serving both utility and industrial segments, APR Energy provides power generation solutions to customers and communities around the world, with an emphasis on Africa, the Americas, Asia-Pacific and the Middle East.