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Zambia: Zambia: Ndola Energy Company Starts Heavy Oil Pipeline Construction

2012/11/02

NDOLA Energy Company has started building a high pressure, 286-metre Heavy Fuel Oil (HFO) pipeline that will transport the US$60 million electricity plant's feedstock from Indeni Petroleum Refinery to its premises.Ndola Energy Company project controller Frank Ndubi said the company was using HFO to produce 50 megawatts of electricity at the plant using left-over oil after Indeni refines crude oil into various petroleum products.Mr Ndubi said the company was the pioneer in the use of HFO to power generators producing electricity.

 

He said the 286-metre long pipeline had a 200 millimetre diameter high pressure pipeline.

"Once the construction works are completed the pipeline from Indeni will be supplying the country's first ever HFO-powered electricity generation plant located in Ndola's heavy industrial area," he said.Mr Ndubi expressed optimism that the construction of the electricity generation station would be completed by the end of April next year.

Last September, Ndola Energy Company entered into an agreement with Zesco which would start buying amount the electricity produced by the company and in turn sell it to consumers after connecting it to the national grid.Mr Ndubi said Zesco and Ndola residents were expected to start accessing the electricity produced by Ndola Energy Company by the first quarter of 2013.

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