Mauritania - Recent Progress

July / August / September 2011

Control electrical panels.
Containerized air-conditioned control room.
Water storage tanks.
Generator sets in operation.
Fuel tanker off-loading pumping station under construction.

June 2011

Generator sets
Success! - first power (12MW) exported to the network/grid.
Fuel storage tanks
Installing the Boilers for heating the HFO fuel bulk storage tanks within the tank farm.
Top cover of tank
Installing the storage tanks for Oily Water and Used Lubrication Oil within the tank farm.

May 2011

Generator sets
The very first engine start-up
(black smoke for an initial short time only until the exhaust ducting is cleared of oil preservative).
Fuel storage tanks
Completing the water storage reservoir for the tank farm fire fighting systems.
Top cover of tank
Completing the fabrication of the bulk fuel storage tanks within the tank farm.

April 2011

Generator sets
Completed generator sets with all auxiliary systems.
Fuel storage tanks
Fabrication of the bulk fuel storage tanks.
Top cover of tank
Assembling the top cover on the first tank.

March 2011
The assembly of the pre-fabricated pipework modules is now completed and the cabling is installed along the cable trays. The build up of the bulk fuel storage tanks upon the foundations now accelerates.

Pre-fabricated pipework modules
Pre-fabricated pipework modules are put in place and connected together.
Cable trays
Control cables and power cables are secured to cable trays.
HFO bulk storage tanks
The side walls of the HFO bulk storage tanks are lowered into place and welded together.

February 2011
All major items of generating plant equipment are now in position. The assembly of the pre-fabricated pipework and cabling now begins which will link together all the separate modules.

Exhaust ducting
Exhaust ducting assembled on genset acoustic enclosures.
Air intake
Assembly of air intake.
Acoustic enclosure
Acoustic enclosure being built around genset.
Control room
Control Room
Assembly team
Assembly team.

January 2011
Progress continues on site with the installation of the largest components (gensets and chimney stacks) completed.

Generator sets
Locating the generator sets onto their foundations using skids and hydraulic jacks and rams.
Chimney stacks
Chimney Stacks have been assembled and the generator-sets have been installed on their foundations.
Balance of plant
Balance of plant equipment is designed and built into standard shipping containers for rapid site assembly.
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