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integration and tower management.”

GAS-FIRED GENERATION
Turboden, Siemens upgrade

gas compressor station in

Egypt

Turboden, a Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
Group company, has been selected to supply
a high-temperature Organic Rankine Cycle
(ORC) system to GASCO’s Dahshour gas
compressor station (GCS) in Egypt.
The ORC system will be coupled with
20MW electric motor driven (EMD)
compressors supplied by Siemens Energy, to
available in abundance in the sub-region. successful telecom experience in Africa and boost the efficiency of the gas station.
“This financing is (…) very innovative are well placed to deliver reliable energy GASCO is the state-owned operator of
in its structure, which reinforces the risk efficient uptime, having signed the first Egypt’s natural gas transmission networks
assessment by analysing the future revenues contract of its type with Airtel in Gabon in in Egypt and the Dahshour GCS project is
contracted: it shows that financial tools can 2015, delivering in excess of 99.99% telecom considered a first-of-its-kind. It will exploit
be used for a positive social and ecological tower uptime. the heat from four existing gas turbine
impact,” says Jean-Baptiste Lenoir, co-founder Energy Vision has subsequently benefitted trains and from the new high efficiency, low
and president of Qotto. The EIF OGEF’s from substantial growth having secured a emissions gas turbines supplied by Siemens
contribution thus helps the French start-up material contract in Nigeria and continues to Energy.
to reach its goal of mobilising 6mn euros for pursue opportunities spanning the continent. Thanks to the recovery of exhaust gas
the distribution of its solar kits in West Africa. Founded in 2003, Metier is an independent heat and high efficient compressor trains,
The other part of the funding will be collected private equity fund manager with a proven this integrated solution allows the generation
from business angels and individuals. track record spanning four decades. of 192GWh per year of fuel-free electricity.
Metier’s Sustainable Capital practice This energy, powering two 10MW EMD
has garnered significant traction since its compressors, allows GASCO to save 65mn
inception in 2009. Sm3 of natural gas per year and consequently
INVESTMENT FUNDS Metier has to date received $133m in avoids 120,000 tonnes of emissions annually.
commitments to its second Sustainable “As this system can work completely
Metier to invest in Energy’s Capital Fund (MSC II). disconnected from the electricity grid and
MSC II will support renewable
does not need water, it is perfectly suitable
Vision’s activity in Africa energy, energy efficiency, water and waste to be installed in remote or deserted areas.
management investments in Sub-Saharan
Moreover, the opportunity to replicate the
Metier, through its second Sustainable Capital Africa. project is a concrete step ahead towards
Fund, has made a substantial investment Marc Immerman, MSC II Principal, the path to decarbonisation of the oil & gas
into Energy Vision, to grow the provision said: “We look forward to working with the industry,” said Paolo Bertuzzi, managing
of reliable, clean-energy, cost-effective Energy Vision team to grow their business director and CEO Turboden S.p.A.
and environmentally friendly solutions to and add value. We have been following “This unique project comes as part of our
powering telecom equipment for mobile the telecom energy service sector for some commitment to support the government in
network operators and telecom tower time and are delighted to be partnering this adopting energy-efficient and sustainable
companies. pioneer and leading firm in this sector that solutions and business models to further
The partnering is centred around Energy provides positive substantial economic and sustain the country’s energy infrastructure,
Vision’s ambitions to increase its customer environmental impacts not only reducing which Egypt already has. Dahshour project,
base and installed site portfolio, resulting in diesel consumption by around 70% but with this game-changing solution, will help
reduced reliance on carbon-based energy also maximising the renewable energy reinforce the availability and boosting of
sources. components of the systems”. natural gas to support [the] South of Egypt,”
Energy Vision was founded in 2014 Moshe Shushan, CEO and founder of said Emad Ghaly, managing director of
by a team of experienced telecom and Energy Vision, added: “We are delighted Siemens Energy in Egypt.
infrastructure professionals, with a vision to to have Metier share our vision and goals,
pioneer the provision of bespoke clean and continuing our growth in the energy service
cost-effective energy solutions for telecom sector, providing services to our customers’
towers across Africa. full satisfaction, leveraging our vast GRID
The management team have decades of experience in telecom operations, telecom

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