Organisation Maria Gleta Thermal Plant
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Country Benin
Location Maria Gleta Plant
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Sector Thermal Plants
Organisation Type African Multilateral
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Stated Role Expected to generate 400-megawatt combined cycle power plant under West African Power Pool (WAPP)
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Notes KOREA ELECTRIC POWER CORP.(KEPCO), South Korea's state-run power company, said Monday it has won a US$450 million order to build a power transmission system and a power station in western Africa. Under the deal signed with the West African Power Pool (WAPP), KEPCO plans to construct a 400-megawatt combined cycle power plant in Maria Gleta, a free trade zone near Porto Novo, the capital of Benin, the company said in a statement.
- KEPCO will also build a 100-kilometer power transmission line linking the plant with a power substation in southern Togo.
-KEPCO will operate the plant for 20 years, the company said, without announcing when it will break ground for the plant.
[ Retrieved on 25 FEB 2008 - http://www.tradingmarkets.com/.site/news/Stock%20News/1085345/ ]
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West African Power Pool     400,000,000  
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Record last updated on 25 FEB 2008