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950 Kva Diesel Genset For A Furniture Giant Operating In Morocco

Two diesel gensets - 1 x HDW-750 T5 (Doosan engine) + 1 x HFW-125 T5 of (Iveco engine) have been supplied to IKEA TETOUAN - a major furniture retailing chain in Morocco.

The retail giant has installed a HDW750 T5 with a Doosan engine with a backup power of up to 823 KVA and an HFW-125 T5 Iveco engine. Both sets will now supply emergency power in case of grid power failure.

BACKUP POWER GENSET PROVIDED TO THE MINING SECTOR IN CONAKRY, GUINEA

GRUPEL has provided a PKGR 600kVA diesel genset with Perkins engine and Leroy Somer alternator to provide prime power and backup power to help with the mining support industry in Conakry, Guinea. Conakry is the capital and largest city of Guinea. A port city, it serves as the economic, financial and cultural centre of Guinea. The new power generator in question has 660kVA of power and comprises a Perkins engine, a Leroy Somer alternator, and a DeepSea controller.

The genset offers a number of advanced features for the industry users:

- Temperature, oil level and fuel sensors - they will ensure the easy monitoring of the equipment and its safe and efficient operation

- Water and air filters, crucial in environments prone to dust, dirt and other particles, exactly like those found in the mining industry.

- Manual oil pumping system, ideal for safe storage and distribution.

The genset uses the PERKINS 2000 Series engine - this is a family of well-proven 6-cylinder in-line engines, for electric power generation and stationery industrial applications.

Designed well in advance of today’s uncompromising demands within the power generation and industrial sectors, the range has a deserved reputation for providing reliable power and outstanding economy. For increased versatility, gas-fuelled, sparkignited variants for 50 or 60Hz constant speed operation are also available. The engine features a gear train, forged from steel and hardened for improved wear resistance - plus a there is a Fuel Injection Pump, gear-driven from the engine timing case.

HOW THE AZITO THERMAL POWER PLANT HAS HELPED COTE D’IVOIRE BECOME AN ENERGY EXPORTER

Built in 1998, the Azito Thermal Power Plant generates two thirds of the energy produced in Côte d’Ivoire.

With the help of this power plant the country has managed to develop the third largest electricity generation system on the continent and recently became one of the leading electricity exporters in West Africa. Boasting an installed power capacity of almost 2,230 megawatts (MW), Côte d’Ivoire fully meets its domestic demand and exports the roughly 10% generation surplus to the subregion.

Whereas only 34% of Ivorians had access to electricity back in 2013 when the post-electoral crisis triggered a 40% decline, close to 94% of Ivorians are now connected to the grid and the most destitute customers benefit from a subsidised rate.

“The plant generated 140 MW at the outset, and we expanded over the past 20 years to triple our capacity to the current 480 MW,” states Jacques Kouassi, Technical Director of the Azito plant.

The ongoing Phase IV Azito expansion project has now taken generation capacity to around 700 MW.

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