Rolls-Royce unit eyeing Southern African gas-to-power prospects

Power systems group Rolls-Royce aims to use a newly inaugurated 100 MW gas-fired power station at Ressano Garcia, in southern Mozambique, as a key reference plant, as several countries in the region consider their gas-to-power options. The plant is owned and operated by the independent power producer (IPP) Gigawatt Mozambique and incorporates 13 of Rolls-Royce’s medium-speed gas engines. The electricity is sold to State-owned utility Electricidade de Moçambique under a long-term power purchase agreement and the power station is expected to supply around 12% of the country’s total power demand.