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KEPCO E&C successfully completed the synchronization of the entire system for the Takoradi T2 EPC project it is conducting in Ghana, Africa on June 10. ‘Synchronization’ refers to the linking of a power plant to the power network via transmission lines to allow the electricty generated by the plant to be supplied to households and industrial sites.

Furthermore, the initial power receiving at the CIPREL IV Volet B EPC project in Cote d'Ivoire was completed on the same day. ‘Initial power receiving,’ the first step in the test operation of a power plant, consists in supplying the external electricity required for the full-swing pilot operation of a power plant, following installation of the power facilities.

Despite the unfavorable climate conditions and enviornment, KEPCO E&C successfully completed the core processes of its overseas EPC projects in Africa, building milestones that will earn KEPCO E&C recognition for its EPC project execution capacity and elevate its technological stature at the international level.

The Takoradi T2 EPC project in Ghana involves the installation of two extra HRSG units and one 120MW-class gas turbine at an existing power plant. KEPCO E&C acquired the project in 2011 and is scheduled to complete it in July of this year.

The CIPREL IV Volet B EPC project in Cote d'Ivoire, which KEPCO E&C acquired in 2013, entails the installation of two additional HRSG units and one steam turbine (119 MW) to complement the 110 MW-class gas turbine at the Vridi Petrochemical Industrial Complex on the southern coast of Abidjan, which will transform it into a combined-cycle thermal power plant. The project is slated for completion in December of this year.

Banking on the successful completion of these projects, KEPCO E&C will not only improve power supply in Ghana and Cote d'Ivoire, both of which suffer from chronic power shortages, but will also continue making inroads into the global power plant market, including the African region.