Toyota Tsusho Corporation, on February 14, signed a contract with Ethiopian Electric Power for the construction of the Aluto Langano Wellhead Geothermal Power Plant with a capacity of 5 MW.
The construction funds will be arranged by the Grant Aid program by the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) (Grant Agreement amount: 1,842 million yen).
The key component of the plant such as a geothermal steam turbine and its generator, will be manufactured and supplied by Toshiba Energy Systems & Solutions Corporation, and the construction work for the plant will be carried out by Egesim Energy Electro-Mechanic Construction Contracting Co., Ltd., a Turkish engineering company.
This project is one of pioneers in the geothermal power plant for commercial use and is expected to be a fundamental development in geothermal power development in Ethiopia.
The contract covers the installation of geothermal wellhead power system engineering, procurement and construction of the steam gathering system, wellhead power system and the connection to the substation.
The project is slated to begin commercial operations in August 2021.