Background

Congo is a growing country, hungry for energy and progress. Electricity, which was previously a mirage both on the streets and in homes, to this day is no more, thanks to the Congo Electric Power Plant (CEC), an important and necessary reality that has immediately promoted the economic development of the state, which is rich in natural energy resources. In May 2006, with the signing of a protocol agreement between Eni and the Republic of Congo, the gas produced would fuel a new power plant with an initial capacity of 300 megawatts expandable to 900 megawatts. The study for the construction of this power plant was to be entrusted to Eni. After a year, the project to build the Congo Power Plant was started, forming a company 80% owned by the Congolese government and 20% owned by Eni Congo. It was the latter that was charged with developing the power plant project.

The Group’s Work

In 2011, the Migliaccio Group shifted its focus abroad specifically to Africa by collaborating with the Swiss colossus ABB. The project is to build a gas turbine in Congo in partnership with Eni. The following have been made available to carry out the project: two concrete mixers and two concrete pumps. Because of its importance, the work was supervised by the owner and his qualified staff. The Group’s work, carried out in the locality of M’Boundi, near the city of Pointe-Noire, was easy because of the ground conditions: we were in the savannah and the area, which was decidedly flat, allowed direct pumping. A total of 14 thousand cubic meters of concrete (R450 series) was pumped. The construction vehicles worked jointly and disjointly. The total work carried out by the Group was the two-story, L-shaped building that now houses the power plants and turbines responsible for providing electrical service. Work on the site lasted 10 months.