Using high efficiency turbine engines, the combined cycle procedure is likely to attain a 50% efficiency rating. The plant will utilize a dual fuel source of natural gas or light crude oil (LCO). HPI’s scope of work will also cover the design, installation and commissioning of the plant-wide control and electrical systems.
Hal Pontez, president and chief executive officer of HPI said “We at HPI will be able to deliver an optimized, efficient and environmentally friendly power solution to the Volta River Authority, which we plan to provide again and again for their future power project needs. Our modular Volta River Power plant design will fast-track the final assembly and construction in Ghana. The configuration has the advantage of being easily replicated elsewhere, with minimum changes. The plant’s smaller environmental footprint comes from its ability to use either LCO or natural gas; reducing environmental impact as it will burn Light Crude Oil that never required the energy for total refinement and gas that previously had been disposed of through flaring. Smaller, packaged power plants like Takoradi represent a significant and important trend as countries seek to quickly develop their electrical system infrastructure with less of an environmental impact.”
