Project
81.5 MW turnkey HFO power plant in Kayes, Mali.

Employer
Burmeister & Wain Scandinavian Contractor A/S

Year
2017

Supply
Engineering and design of reinforced concrete, primary/secondary steel structures and cladding envelope.

Procurement and supply of structural steel and overhead travelling crane for the Powerhouse as well as of secondary steel and cladding envelope for the Powerhouse, Electrical annex, Workshop building, Facility building and Unloading shelter. 

Description
Danish engineering company Burmeister & Wain Scandinavian Contractor A/S (BWSC) was in June 2017 awarded a contract to build a high-efficiency 81.5 MW power plant in Kayes, Mali. Aqvila subsequently won the design & supply sub-contract for the civil and building works.

The power plant is built on a green field site and consists of a new Powerhouse building, Electrical annex, Stack Boiler area, Radiator cooler area, Unloading area incl. building, Workshop building, Facility building and Laboratory building.

Aqvila’s works included the detailed design of all reinforced concrete sub and superstructures, including 3D modelling of the structures and creation of bar-bending schedules as well as design, manufacture and supply of steel superstructure and cladding envelope for the various buildings. 

Photo is courtesy of BWSC.