Turkish power company Aksa Enerji has announced plans to boost production at the Djeno gas-to-power plant in the Republic of the Congo to 100 MW.
The upgrade will feature the addition of two 25 MW turbines as well as rehabilitation work to the plant’s existing two turbines, each with a capacity of 25 MW.
Announced by Aksa Enerji Vice President Serdar Nisli following a meeting with the Republic of the Congo’s Minister of Hydrocarbons Bruno Jean-Richard Itoua and Minister of Energy and Hydraulics Emile Ouosso, the company plans to export excess electricity generated from the plant to neighboring countries.
“We are confident that Congo will become a major gas and energy hub in Africa. We are very pleased with our operations in the country, and today we discussed new investment opportunities,” Nisli stated, adding, “We will be investing in additional electricity capacity and upgrading transmission lines to enable electricity exports beyond Congo.”
