GTI Dakar 50 MW BOOT Project

completed

Summary Of Project Information (SPI)Project NameSenegal - Greenwich Turbine (GTi) Dakar Project     RegionSub-Saharan AfricaSectorProject No.:007821Projected Board Date:June 27, 1997Company Name:GTi Dakar Ltd.Technical Partner and/or Major Shareholders Greenwich Turbine, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Greenwich Air Services, Inc.Project Cost Including proposed IFC investment Project Cost: US$52.8 million equivalent IFC Equity (10% ownership): US$1.2 million equivalent IFC A Loan: US$11.4 million equivalentLocation of project and Description of site Cap des Biches, Dakar, Senegal.Description of Company and Purpose of Project The Project is to build, own, operate and transfer a combined cycle power generation facility with an installed capacity of approximately 50 MW of electricity. The Project’s capacity and energy will be purchased by Societe Nationale d’Electricite (Senelec), the state-owned electricity utility of Senegal, under a 15-year Power Purchase Agreement (PPA). The Project will operate primarily on condensate liquid fuel which will be supplied under a long-term fuel supply agreement (FSA) with a major fuel supplier.Environmental Category and Issues This is a category B project according to IFC''s environmental review procedure. Environmental issues associated with this project include air emissions, liquid effluents, noise, spill control of fuel, fire protection and emergency response, and general workplace safety. The main fuel of the plant will be gas condensate which is low in sulfur (0.046%) and ash content. Because fresh water is a scarce commodity in Senegal and especially in the Dakar area, the project will meet World Bank ambient air quality guidelines without using water injection to reduce NOx emissions. Flue gas is emitted from a 30 m main stack. The sponsor will conduct a thorough ambient air quality monitoring program to confirm compliance. A one-pass sea water cooling system will be used to further reduce fresh water consumption. Neutralization and oil-water separator will be used to treat wastewater. The plant fire protection system will include automatic CO2 fire suppression systems for the combustion turbine generator and the control room and a water spray system for the steam turbine generator skid.      The is available from the Public Information Center.Date SPI sent to PIC      May 27, 1997For Additional Information contact: Corporate Relations Unit -telephone: (202) 473-7711facsimile: (202) 974-4384Environmental documents for this project are available at http://www.ifc.org and from the World Bank InfoShop (http://www.worldbank.org/html/pic/aboutinfo.html).