ABIDJAN, Côte d’Ivoire (XOL Africa) — Clarke Energy, a Rehlko company specializing in distributed energy solutions, has secured a contract to design and deliver a 4-megawatt natural gas-fired trigeneration power plant for Capraci, one of Côte d’Ivoire’s leading pasta manufacturers.
The project, to be developed at Capraci’s production facility in Abidjan, is expected to strengthen the company’s energy security, reduce operating costs and improve environmental performance as the West African country’s industrial sector continues to expand.
The trigeneration system will simultaneously produce electricity, heat and cooling from a single natural gas fuel source, allowing Capraci to improve the overall efficiency of its production operations.
“This project perfectly embodies our mission: supporting African industries with high-performance, reliable and sustainable energy solutions. We are not simply delivering a power plant; we are providing a long-term competitiveness lever,” Jacques Soulayrac, managing director for France and Africa at Clarke Energy, said in a statement Wednesday.
The plant will be powered by INNIO’s Jenbacher gas engines, with Clarke Energy, an authorized distributor of the technology, responsible for designing and delivering the balance of the plant.
The engines are designed for industrial environments requiring sustained operation, high thermal performance and the ability to handle varying fuel quality. Clarke Energy said the technology is expected to provide Capraci with stable and predictable energy while supporting operational continuity.
The integrated system will use waste heat recovered from the engines to produce 130-degree Celsius superheated water for direct use in pasta processing. An absorption chiller will also produce 11-degree Celsius chilled water for cooling at the facility.
The combination of electricity, process heat and cooling is expected to help Capraci streamline production, improve energy efficiency and reduce its overall emissions footprint.
Clarke Energy will also operate and maintain the equipment under a long-term service agreement designed to support high availability and sustained technical performance.
“This partnership is part of a long-term vision. Our objective is to ensure operational reliability and long-term peace of mind for Capraci,” Soulayrac said.
The project comes as Côte d’Ivoire seeks to strengthen its industrial base and modernize infrastructure to support economic growth. For manufacturers, reliable and cost-efficient power remains a critical factor in maintaining production, managing operating costs and improving competitiveness.
Clarke Energy said the Capraci investment further strengthens its role as a provider of high-efficiency energy solutions to industrial customers in Côte d’Ivoire and across West Africa.
Clarke Energy, which is part of Rehlko, provides engineering, installation and maintenance services for distributed power generation systems. The company says it employs more than 1,400 people and has delivered more than 10 gigawatts of power generation capacity globally, including 1.4 gigawatts from biogas.
Rehlko provides energy solutions across home energy, industrial energy systems and powertrain technologies, with operations spanning power systems, Clarke Energy, home energy and engines.
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