Clarke Energy has signed its first deal in Algeria at PlastPaper’s industrial plastics facility in Oran.
- Clarke Energy signs deal to install a captive power plant at PlastPaper’s industrial plastic goods manufacturing facility in Oran
- Deal represent first megawatt of GE’s Jenbacher gas engine power plants for Clarke Energy in the country
- Plastpaper is installing the gas engine to ensure the factory has a more reliable supply of electricity and to prevent grid disturbances from affecting the facility’s production process.
ALGIERS, ALGERIA, Clarke Energy has secured its first power plant sale in Algeria. Algeria has enormous gas reserves and has historically utilised large gas turbines for generating power or diesel fuelled generators in more remote locations.
After successfully maintaining the existing units in Algeria Clarke Energy has secured its first sales for a 1MW natural gas-fuelled captive power plant at Plastpaper’s industrial plastic goods production facility in the city of Oran.
By deciding to adopt gas engine technology for its factory, Plastpaper has showed its desire to combine highly efficient decentralized power production and stability of supply. Fully synchronized with the grid, the engine will operate generating stable reliable electricity for the facility and will prevent micro disturbances from the local electricity grid affecting the plastics extrusion process.
The project will showcase how GE’s gas engines are a cost-effective alternative to diesel generators for grid support and industrial energy security.
Clarke Energy’s Managing Director Didier Lartigue stated ‘We are delighted to have secured our first order in Algeria. This project will demonstrate the reliability and efficiency of gas-fuelled distributed generation in the Algerian market.’
Clarke Energy has been operating in Algeria since 2012. They became leader of the CHP market in Tunisia by reducing energy costs within the industry and are providing renewable power in Morocco from landfill and sewage gas. The company began operations in Algeria in 2011 while participating in a number of high-level trade delegations facilitated by UKTI, including a visit by the Sonelgaz CEO to the Infinis’ landfill gas power plant at Calvert; a UK Algeria Showcase in 2013.
