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Siemens today
signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Republic of Madagascar to
cooperate and identify measures to fast track power generation in the country
and work towards increasing capacity by an additional 300MW by 2019.
The agreement
was signed together with project partners TSK and in the presence of Günter
Nooke, the German Chancellor’s Personal Representative for Africa and the
German ambassador to Madagascar, Harald Gehrig, in the Ministry of Water,
Energy and Hydrocarbons.
Other key
aspects of the agreement include an assessment of the electrical grid based on
the new power generation sources; applying financing concepts that will ensure
the long-term sustainability of these infrastructure initiatives; and creating
opportunities for local upskilling and job creation during construction and
operation.
Currently,
Madagascar has 676MW of installed generation capacity and it is estimated that
access to electricity is around 20%. Opportunities exist to increase the
installed capacity through hydropower and explore oil reserves to meet the targets
set by government.
“The primary
goal of this agreement is to increase national power generating capacity and to
connect the local population to the power grid. A reliable and extensive power
supply system is the fundamental prerequisite for economic growth, says Sabine
Dall’Omo, Siemens CEO for Southern and Eastern Africa.
“Siemens wants
to support the sustainable development of Madagascar,” says Dall’Omo. “We are a
company that invests for the long-term, and the opportunity for
industrialization in Africa is now. With the right partner Africa’s economies
can develop to their full potential.”
“Improving the
country’s energy mix will strengthen the well-established agriculture and
mining industry and emerging tourism, textile industries,” adds Dall’Omo.
One of the
short-term initiatives is the installation of a Siemens 44-megawatt
aero-derivative gas turbine (SGT-A45) for mobile power generation in
Antananarivo. This unit is packaged for rapid deployment and can be installed
in less than two weeks. It is particularly beneficial for urgent power needs or
in regions with less developed infrastructure making it ideal for Madagascar.
Siemens
promotes economic growth in Africa through far-reaching initiatives in the
fields of Power, Transportation, Manufacturing and partners with customers to
realize the full potential
that Digitalization brings to these industries.
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