Atinkou CCGT Plant

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The project entails the development of the 390MW Atinkou combined-cycle gas power plant in Jacqueville near Abidjan in Ivory Coast. The plant will consist of 265MW of gas-fired and a 125MW steam turbine. The sponsor Eranove has been awarded a design, build, finance, operate and maintain (DBFOM) contract to deliver the project under a 20-year contract. The government retains the option to acquire a 15% stake in the project company which is otherwise 100% owned by Eranove. The total value of the transaction is EUR404 million or USD440.74 million with a 75:25 debt-equity ratio. The project is financed via development finance packages from IFC, AfDB, EAIF, FMO and OPEC Fund for International Development (OFID). The IFC is also providing an interest rate swaps to hedge the project’s interest rate risk. https://ijglobal.com/data/transaction/45490 https://www.projectstoday.com/News/Ivory-Coast-achieves-financial-closure-for-Atinkou-power-plant-project https://www.whitecase.com/news/press-release/white-case-advises-atinkou-and-eranove-financing-design-construction-and https://ifcextapps.ifc.org/ifcext/pressroom/ifcpressroom.nsf/vwAllDocumentsByUNID_NL/6285348C5B42014985258522003EFB9E?opendocument