Official Commissioning Ceremony Held for Côte d'Ivoire's 390 MW Atinkou Gas Power Plant

en.Wedoany.com Reported - On November 6, Côte d'Ivoire's Prime Minister Robert Beugré Mambé presided over the official commissioning ceremony of the Atinkou gas-fired combined cycle power plant in Taboth village, Jacqueville Department. The project was developed by Atinkou, a subsidiary of the pan-African industrial group Eranove, with an installed capacity of 390 MW and a total investment of 265 billion CFA francs, approximately 404 million euros. The plant uses natural gas combined cycle power generation technology and is designed to generate 2.875 billion kWh annually. With its official commissioning, Côte d'Ivoire's total national installed power generation capacity has reached 3,337 MW.

The Atinkou plant uses a combined cycle configuration of one 255 MW gas turbine and one 135 MW steam turbine, with main power generation equipment supplied by Siemens Energy. The project introduced F-class gas turbines, achieving a combined cycle power generation efficiency of over 55%. The plant is connected to the national grid through 400 kV substation facilities and transmission lines, delivering power to the Abidjan region and the national power system.

Project financing was led and organized by the International Finance Corporation, involving institutions such as the African Development Bank, the Netherlands Development Finance Company, the German Investment and Development Corporation, the Emerging Africa Infrastructure Fund, and the OPEC Fund for International Development. The International Finance Corporation previously arranged debt financing totaling 303 million euros for the project, and the African Development Bank provided 81 million euros in funding support.

Construction began in May 2020. The gas turbine achieved first grid connection in June 2023, and the steam turbine was put into production on December 12, 2025, completing the full combined cycle operating configuration. The official commissioning ceremony held on November 6, 2026 was presided over by the government, marking the project's entry into the stage of officially announced commissioning.