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GE Vernova awarded Service Agreement for new combined cycle power plant in Senegal

October 05, 2023
  • West African Energy awards GE Vernova 25-Year Service Agreement for 300 megawatt (MW) combined cycle power project in Cap des Biches, Dakar, Senegal
  • Service agreement includes Asset Performance Management (APM) software from GE Vernova’s Digital business, which will help reduce costs, achieve higher availability, and increase reliability and efficiency once the West African Energy power plant is operational
  • Agreement highlights GE Vernova's commitment to help Senegal meet increasing energy demand

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Laura Aresi
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Communications Business Partner, Africa
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GE met en service le tout premier poste électrique Haute Tension 100% numérique en Afrique

September 08, 2021
  • Ce projet phare fait partie du programme d'extension, de renforcement et de fiabilisation du réseau de transport et de distribution de la société nationale d'électricité du Sénégal, Senelec, réalisé par VINCI Energies Afrique de l’Ouest.
  • Les postes électriques ne se contentent pas de fournir de l'électricité aux foyers, mais gèrent également l'alimentation du réseau en provenance de diverses sources d'énergie renouvelables.
  • Les fonctionnalités avancées d’un poste électrique numérique de la branche Grid Solutions de GE, avec une réduction de s

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    Anne Ezeh
    Communications Director
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    External Communications, Grid Solutions
    GE Vernova
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GE energizes Africa’s first ever fully digital high voltage substation

September 08, 2021
  • This flagship project is part of Senegal’s national electricity company Senelec’s transmission and distribution grid expansion, reinforcement and reliability enhancement program to be completed by VINCI Energies West Africa
  • Substations not only supply electricity to the homes, but also manage the power flowing into the grid from various renewable energy sources
  • GE’s Grid Solutions’ digital substation’s advanced functionalities, with its footprint reduced by up to 50% as well as accelerate

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    Anne Ezeh
    Communications Director
    GE Gas Power
    +225 05 65 446 151
    [email protected]
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    External Communications, Grid Solutions
    GE Vernova
    +972 54 7299742
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GE Secures Equipment Contract to Power the Biggest Power Plant in Senegal

January 28, 2021
  • The Cap des Biches combined cycle gas turbine power plant is expected to generate 300 megawatts (MW), nearly 25% of the power consumed in Senegal and the equivalent electricity needed to power approximately 500,000 Senegalese homes
  • Under the contract, GE will supply two 9E.03 gas turbines, one STF-A200 steam turbine, three A39 generators, two Heat Recovery Steam Generators (HRSG) and additional balance of plant equipment 
  • Upon completion, the project will be the biggest power plant in Senegal
  • Project supports the Sene
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The School Of Life: This Volunteer Dug Deep For Students In Need Of Education

Brett Nelson
January 22, 2020

Anna-Lena Andersson knows that to build a better world, you have to lay a few bricks.
Last October Andersson, head treasurer of GE’s Steam Power division, joined eight of her colleagues to break ground on an elementary school for 150 students in Kaolack, Senegal. “I’ve always believed any kind of change has to start with education,” she says.

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