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Singrobo Hydroelectric Power Station

Singrobo Hydroelectric Power Station is a physics topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Singrobo Hydroelectric Power Station rather than just read about it. In short: The Singrobo Hydroelectric Power Station, also Singrobo-Ahouaty Hydroelectric Power Project, is a hydroelectric power station under construction across the Bandama River, in Ivory Coast. When completed, as expected in 2023, the power station will be the first, grid-ready hydroelectric power station, developed and owned by an independent power producer (IPP) in West Africa.

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Reference excerpt

The Singrobo Hydroelectric Power Station, also Singrobo-Ahouaty Hydroelectric Power Project, is a hydroelectric power station under construction across the Bandama River, in Ivory Coast. When completed, as expected in 2023, the power station will be the first, grid-ready hydroelectric power station, developed and owned by an independent power producer (IPP) in West Africa. The energy generated here will be sold to the Ivorian electric utility company, Cienergues, under a 35-year power purchase agreement (PPA).

Location The power station is located in the villages of Singrobo and Ahouaty, in Tiassalé Department, Agnéby-Tiassa Region, in the Lagunes District of Ivory Coast. The dam lies across the Bandama River, about 95 kilometres (59 mi), northwest of Agboville, the regional capital. This is approximately 141 kilometres (88 mi) northwest of Abidjan, the largest city in the country. Singrobo is located off the main highway between Abidjan and Yamoussoukro (A3), about 97 kilometres (60 mi) southeast of Yamoussoukro, the legal capital of Ivory Coast.

Overview In October 2018, the French civil engineering and construction company, Eiffage Group, was awarded the engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract to design and build this hydro power plant. The 44 megawatt power station involves the construction of a "mixed rockfill and concrete dam", measuring 23.5 metres (77 ft) in height and 1,374 metres (4,508 ft) in length, creating a reservoir that can store 105,000,000 cubic metres (3.708040006×109 cu ft) of water. Other related infrastructure under the same EPC, includes the construction of a "discharge channel" for the power station, a 90kV substation outside the power station, a 90kV high voltage transmission line measuring 3 kilometres (2 mi) that will evacuate the power to a location where it will enter the national grid, and access roads to the power station.

Ownership The power station is owned by a consortium comprising the shareholders outlined in the table below. The special purpose vehicle company created by the consiotium is called Ivoire Hydro Energy or IHE.

Construction costs and funding The cost of construction is quoted as €195 million or US$214 million. Funding agencies for this project include (a) Africa Finance Corporation (AFC) (b) Emerging Africa Infrastructure Fund (EAIF) and the German Investment Corporation (DEG). The lenders are providing an estimated 75 percent of the budget while the owner consortium will raise the remaining 25 percent as equity investment.

Other considerations The power station will on annual basis supply 217 GWh of clean energy, enabling the country to avoid the emission of 124,000 tons of carbon dioxide in the same period. During the construction period, an estimated 500 jobs are expected to be created. The African Development Bank, agreed with the developer/owner consortium to implement a Resettlement Action Plan (RAP) involving 730 people, who "will be impacted by the project".

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Singrobo Hydroelectric Power Station

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Singrobo Hydroelectric Power Station claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In physics, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Singrobo Hydroelectric Power Station before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Singrobo Hydroelectric Power Station ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Singrobo Hydroelectric Power Station

In research: Singrobo Hydroelectric Power Station appears in physics research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Singrobo Hydroelectric Power Station in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Singrobo Hydroelectric Power Station is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics Energy infrastructure under construction, Hydroelectric power stations in Ivory Coast, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Singrobo Hydroelectric Power Station outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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Frequently asked questions

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Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

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