Shell, GE sign service deal on 650Mw Afam VI plant

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General Electric (GE)’s Power Services business has signed a Multi-Year Service Agreement (MYA) with Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) for the 650 megawatts (mw) Afam VI combined cycle power plant in Rivers State.

The service agreement is expected to improve electricity availability, reliability and output from the plant for 200,000 Nigerian homes, while decreasing its operational costs. SPDC Joint Venture partners built the plant to significantly contribute to helping the Federal Government meet the nation’s power needs.

General Manager, Gas, SPDC, Dr. Philip Mshelbila, said: “At optimal performance, the Afam VI plant can provide up to 15 per cent of the total national grid-connected electricity, this agreement will ensure we reach this performance objective and deliver much needed power to the national grid.

“Since its commissioning in 2008, Afam VI Power Plant has delivered more than 25.97 million megawatt-hour (MWh) of electricity into the Nigerian market and won an award by the United Nations for reducing carbon emissions through environment- friendly operations.”

The agreement will cover planned maintenance for the three existing GE GT13E2 gas turbines as well as one GE steam turbine. In addition, the order includes GE’s MXL2 upgrades to help increase the plant capacity by up to 30MW while increasing its efficiency.

“ We have a long history of collaboration with Shell Petroleum, which has the largest footprint of all the international oil and gas companies operating in Nigeria, having supported the plant operations on power generation since its inception in 2008,” said Elisee Sezan, General manager, GE’s Power Services business for Sub-Saharan Africa.

“With this latest agreement, we are working to bring improved performance and enhanced efficiency to their operations,” Sezan added.

In addition to increasing power output by up to 30Mw, upgrades on the turbines are expected to deliver a combined-cycle efficiency increase, resulting in significant fuel savings and reduced carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions. GE’s solutions will also extend inspection intervals for the gas turbines reducing maintenance and repair expenses—which, in turn, will reduce overall plant costs and result in improving profitability.

GE’s GT13E2 gas turbine offers industry-leading efficiency with up to 55 per cent efficiency levels in combined cycle operation, superior fuel versatility that enables a wide range of fuel compositions without hardware changes while substantially extending standard inspection intervals.

Its unique operating profile capability offers the potential for financial savings by allowing customers to react quickly to fluctuating power demands, while keeping costs in line.

The Chief Executive Officer, GE Nigeria, Lazarus Angbazo said: “With less than 50 per cent of the population having access to electricity, Nigeria needs power.

“This agreement demonstrates GE’s unwavering commitment to continuously collaborate with public and private institutions to drive investment and innovative technologies in the power generation industry.”


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