GE to deliver aeroderivative gas turbines to Kinyerezi power plant

Tanesco owns the power plant, which supports the Tanzania government’s Big Results Now initiative.

The contract requires GE to deliver four of its LM6000-PF dual-fuel aeroderivative gas turbines, which will provide around 44.5MW of power each at about 40% efficiency.

GE said with addition of the project, all of its units in Tanzania will now deliver over 30% of the country’s total electric power.

GE Power & Water’s distributed power president and CEO Lorraine Bolsinger said: "We are supplying nearly one-third of Tanesco’s distributed electricity through our agreements with two key independent power producers in the country, which include eight aeroderivative gas turbines from our portfolio."

Jacobsen Elektro managing director Ole Kristian Ødegård said the project will help Tanzania reduce its dependence on expensive rental units and strengthen the reliability of its power supply.

"GE’s flexibility and reliable technology were key reasons we chose them for this important project," Ødegård said.

The new facility is anticipated to start commercial operation in late 2014 or early 2015.

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