MV Karadeniz Powership Ayşegül Sultan

Karadeniz Powership Ayşegül Sultan
Karadeniz Powership Ayşegül Sultan
History
Name: Karadeniz Powership Ayşegül Sultan
Owner: Karadeniz Powership Co.
Operator: Karpower Ghana Co. Ltd.
Completed: 2009
General characteristics
Class and type: Special Service-Floating Power Plant
Tonnage: 12,575 GT
Length: 139.90 m (459 ft 0 in) (LOA)
Beam: 42.00 m (137 ft 10 in)
Draught: 8.00 m (26 ft 3 in)
Capacity: 235 MW generation (as powership)

The MV Karadeniz Powership Ayşegül Sultan is a powership, a floating power plant, owned and operated by the Istanbul based Turkish company Karadeniz Powership Co. Built in 2007, it was converted into a powership in 2015 by Sedef Shipyard in Tuzla, Istanbul, Turkey. She is commissioned to supply electricity to the power grid in Ghana.

Ship

The vessel is named after the sister of the chairperson of Karadeniz Holding.[1] The 139.90 m (459 ft 0 in) long vessel has a beam of 42.00 m (137 ft 10 in) and a draft of 8.00 m (26 ft 3 in).[2][3] She has a cargo capacity of 12,575 GT.[4]

Powership

On October 27, 2015, the powership set sail to Ghana following a farewell ceremony held in Tuzla, Istanbul, where another powership of the fleet, the MV Karadeniz Powership Zeynep Sultan, also weighed anchor to head to Indonesia. She arrived in Ghana earlier than expected[3][5][6] and begin her service at Tema Harbour by December 2015.[1][7] The powership with 235 MW generation capacity[8] will supply 11% of the power needs.[9]

Project

In June 2014, the Electricity Company of Ghana signed a power purchase agreement for the duration of ten years with Karpower Ghana Co. Ltd., a subsidiary of the Turkey-based Karadeniz Holding's energy wing Karadeniz Energy Group. According to the deal, 450 MW of power will be supplied by two powerships making out 22% of the country’s total electricity demand required. Currently, the demand at peak periods stands at 2,120 MW in Ghana as reported by Kwabena Donkor, the Ghanaian Minister of Energy and Petroleum during his attendance at the ceremony held in Istanbul. The project will help to provide a fast solution to bridge medium-term power shortage in the country.[8] The project is the first large-scale powership project in Africa, and is called "Power of Friendship for Ghana".[1][8][9]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Karadeniz Powership Aysegul Sultan Begins Journey to Ghana, Arrives in 15 Days". The Accra Report. 2015-10-28. Retrieved 2015-10-31.
  2. ↑ "175 MW Yüzer Enerji Dubası" (in Turkish). Navtek. Retrieved 2015-10-31.
  3. 1 2 "Yüzen santraller Ayşegül Sultan Gana'ya, Zeynep Sultan Endonezya'ya uğurlandı". Deniz Haber Ajansı (in Turkish). 2015-10-27. Retrieved 2015-10-31.
  4. ↑ "Karadeniz Powership Aysegul Sultan". Ship Index. Retrieved 2015-10-31.
  5. ↑ "İki kıtayı aydınlatacak". Sabah (in Turkish). Retrieved 2015-10-31.
  6. ↑ "Ayşegül ve Zeynep Sultan yola çıktı". Milliyet (in Turkish). Retrieved 2015-10-31.
  7. ↑ "Government Expecting Power Ship In November". Ghana Crusader. Retrieved 2015-11-26.
  8. 1 2 3 "225 Megawatts Turkish Power Barge En-route To Ghana". Ghana Broadcasting Corporation. 2015-10-27. Retrieved 2015-10-31.
  9. 1 2 "Powership Aysegul Sultan begins Journey to Ghana". Ghana News Agency. 2015-10-27. Retrieved 2015-10-31.

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