Sendou Power Station

The Sendou power station is a 250 MW coal-fired power station for Sendou, Senegal, planned for operation in 2015.

History
The international tender was launched on 18 November 2005. The agreement between the Minister of Energy of Senegal and the Director General of Senelec on one side and Nykomb Synergetics on other side was signed on 24 January 2008 in Dakar. The agreement stipulated construction and operation of the power station by the Nykomb Synergetics-led consortium, and generated power purchasing by Senelec.

Description
The power station would be located in the village of Sendou (also known as Siendou), 35 km south-east of Dakar. It will be located on the seafront in mostly industrial surrounding and therefore will not affect the biological diversity or areas of nature. The Sendou power station would be a coal-fired single unit power station with a total generating capacity of 125 MW and a net capacity of 115 MW. The power station will generate 925 GWh of electricity a year over a period of 25 years.

The project is expected to cost 118 billion CFA francs.

Project company
Compagnie d’Electricité du Sénégal SA is a consortium that was incorporated to develop and operate the Sendou power station. The consortium is led by Nykomb Synergetics Development AB and it consists of Vattenfall Power Consult, Maytas, BHEL, BMCE Bank, Standard Bank of South Africa and Comptoir Balland-Brugneaux.

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