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FE2 Hydroelectric Power Station

Power station in Gabon

Dam in Okano Department, Woleu-Ntem Province

00°42′56″N 11°36′28″E / 0.71556°N 11.60778°E / 0.71556; 11.60778PurposePowerStatusUnder constructionConstruction cost€180 millionOwner(s)Government of GabonDam and spillwaysImpoundsOkano RiverTurbines3 x 12 MW Francis typeInstalled capacity36 megawatts (48,000 hp)Annual generation240 GWh

The FE2 Hydroelectric Power Station is a 36 megawatts hydroelectric power station in Gabon. Construction of this dam began in 2010. Due to lack of adequate funding, work was abandoned in 2013. In 2018, after a five-year hiatus, Tebian Electric Apparatus Stock Limited (TBEA), a Chinese independent power producer (IPP), in collaboration with the Gabonese Strategic Investment Fund, indicated their intention to invest €180 million into the development of FE2 HPP.^[1] The engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract was awarded to the China Gezhouba Group Company (CGGC). The energy off-taker is Société d'Énergie et d'Eau du Gabon (SEEG), the national electricity utility company of Gabon.^[2]

Location

The power station is located across the FE2 waterfall on the Okano River, southeast of the town of Mitzic, in Okano Department, in Woleu-Ntem Province, in northern Gabon.^[3] Mitzic is located approximately 112 kilometres (70 mi) south of the city of Oyem, the provincial headquarters.^[4] This is about 323 kilometres (201 mi) by road, northeast of Libreville, the largest city and national capital of Gabon.^[5]

Overview

The design of the power station calls for a run-of-the-river station with a hydraulic head of 88 metres (289 ft). Three vertical Francis type turbines, each rated at 12 MW, will provide capacity of 36 megawatts. Other related infrastructure developments include a new substation, an evacuation transmission line, a workers' camp and access roads to the site.^[3]

It is expected that the off-taker of the energy generated here will be the national electricity utility parastatal company, SEEG. The power is intended for distribution to the city of Libreville, the national capital, to Ndjolé, in the Abanga-Bigne Department of Moyen-Ogooué Province and to the province of Woleu-Ntem.^[1]

Recent developments

As of December 2020, the Government of Gabon was still seeking funding to complete the construction of FE2 Hydroelectric Power Station, whose annual energy output is calculated at 240 GWh annually.^[6]

Aristide Ngari is the Director General, Ministry of Energy, Government of Gabon.

References

^ ^a ^b Boris Ngounou (6 September 2018). "Gabon: Work on FE2 hydroelectric power plant construction site to resume". Afrik21.africa. Paris, France. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
^ Bonface (3 July 2019). "Construction of hydroelectric power stations in Gabon to begin". Construction Review Online. Nairobi, Kenya. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
^ ^a ^b Gauff Engineering (1 November 2014). ""FE2" hydroelectric power plant in Gabon: Technical Assistance for the energy ministry on an EPC contract for the construction of the "FE2" hydroelectric power plant in Gabon". Gauff.net. Nuremberg, Germany. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
^ Google (2 May 2022). "Road Distance Between Mitzic, Gabon And Oyem, Gabon" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
^ Google (2 May 2022). "Road Distance Between Mitzic, Gabon And Libreville, Gabon" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
^ Aristide Ngari* (19 December 2020). "Tackling Gabon's future energy needs scientifically". ESI-Africa. Cape Town, South Africa. Retrieved 2 May 2022.